furbelow

(fʉr′bə lō′)

noun

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

transitive verb

to decorate with or as with furbelows

See furbelow in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

transitive verb fur·be·lowed, fur·be·low·ing, fur·be·lows

To decorate with a ruffle or flounce.

Origin:

Origin: Probably alteration of Provençal farbello, farbella, fringe

Origin: , perhaps alteration of Italian faldella, pleat

Origin: , diminutive of falda, flap, loose end

Origin: , of Germanic origin; see pel-² in Indo-European roots

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