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View synonyms for furbelow
furbelow
[ fur-buh-loh ]
noun
- a ruffle or flounce, as on a woman's skirt or petticoat.
- any bit of showy trimming or finery.
verb (used with object)
- to ornament with or as if with furbelows.
furbelow
/ ˈfɜːbɪˌləʊ /
noun
- a flounce, ruffle, or other ornamental trim
- often plural showy ornamentation
verb
- tr to put a furbelow on (a garment)
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Other Words From
- un·furbe·lowed adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of furbelow1
C18: by folk etymology from French dialect farbella ; see falbala
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Example Sentences
How ridiculous that one should suffer from want of a frill or a furbelow!
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I invited that furbelow widow to stay on purpose to spare me this almost tte--tte meeting.
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It was a hull week afore I could make up my mind to go out of my office, and the sight of a furbelow raly made me sick.
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I'll tear the furbelow off your clothes, and when you swoon for vexation, you shan't have a penny, to buy a bottle of hartshorn.
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Her sex was the very essence of her; she had no need to wear it like a furbelow.
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