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. falbalĂ .]
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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