Furbelow Definition

fûrbə-lō
furbelows
noun
furbelows
A flounce or ruffle.
Webster's New World
A showy, useless decoration or elaboration.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
verb
furbelows
To decorate with or as with furbelows.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Furbelow

Noun

Singular:
furbelow
Plural:
furbelows

Origin of Furbelow

  • Probably alteration of Provençal farbello, farbella fringe perhaps alteration of Italian faldella pleat diminutive of falda flap, loose end of Germanic origin pel-2 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Corruption of falbala. First attested in the late 1600s or early 1700s. Not related to fur.

    From Wiktionary

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FFUFUR

Words Ending With

WOWLOW

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