furbelow
Americannoun
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a ruffle or flounce, as on a woman's skirt or petticoat.
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any bit of showy trimming or finery.
verb (used with object)
noun
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a flounce, ruffle, or other ornamental trim
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(often plural) showy ornamentation
verb
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of furbelow
First recorded in 1670–80; variant of falbala
Example Sentences
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Ship's a bloomin' paint shop, a sailor's got no show; So sink th' blarsted Navy, an' ol' Admiral Furbelow!
From Gold Out of Celebes by Dingle, Aylward Edward
It was Furbelow, indeed, restored to life by Zonéla's care, and who had come down a narrow tube, that no human being could have threaded, to console the poor captive.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 04, No. 24, October, 1859 by Various
He went cautiously out into the darkness, with Furbelow perched on his shoulder, pressing his cold muzzle against his cheek.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 04, No. 24, October, 1859 by Various
She sat down on her little stool, with Furbelow in her lap, and nodded her head to Solon, as much as to say, "Go on; we are attentive."
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 04, No. 24, October, 1859 by Various
D'Urfey wrote a play, "The Old Mode and the New, or Country Miss with her Furbelow."
From The Tatler, Volume 3 by Various
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