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furbelow definition

fur·below (fʉr′bə lō′)

noun

  1. a flounce or ruffle
  2. a showy, useless decoration or elaboration: usually used in pl.

Etymology: altered (by assoc. with fur) < Prov farbello, a fringe, flounce, var. of Fr falbala, furbelow

transitive verb

to decorate with or as with furbelows

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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