FURBELOW

frill, flounce, ruffle, furbelow

(noun) a strip of pleated material used as a decoration or a trim

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

furbelow (plural furbelows)

A frill, flounce, or ruffle, as on clothing; a decorative piece of fabric, especially one gathered or pleated as into a ruffle, etc.

A small, showy ornamentation.

Verb

furbelow (third-person singular simple present furbelows, present participle furbelowing, simple past and past participle furbelowed)

(transitive) To adorn with a furbelow; to ornament.

Source: Wiktionary

Fur"be*low, n. Etym: [Prov. F. farbala, equiv. to F. falbala, It. falbalà.]

Definition: A plaited or gathered flounce on a woman's garment.

Fur"be*low, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Furbelowed; p. pr. & vb. n. Furbelowing.]

Definition: To put a furbelow on; to ornament.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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