fallal

Or fal-lal

[fal-lal]

noun

1. a bit of finery; a showy article of dress.

fallal

/ fælˈlæl /

noun

1. a showy ornament, trinket, or article of dress

Other Word Forms

• fallalery noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of fallal¹

First recorded in 1700–10; origin uncertain; perhaps an alteration of furbelow ( def. )

Word History and Origins

Origin of fallal¹

C18: perhaps based on _falbala

Example Sentences

"Women's fallals," he said, with a scornful crack at one large case.

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It was my silk, lace, ribbons and fallals Harry Bradley was taking across the river.

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"She will have stuffed dates and fancy fixin's, will she?" she cried; "I just guess she's had enough of those fallals now!"

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Heaven knows what fallals Lady Cassandra would don for a like occasion.

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And as for buying frills and fallals, there were two daughters to provide for and a son who was growing into the stratum of foppery.

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