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
verb
furbelows
To decorate with or as with furbelows.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Furbelow
Noun
Singular:
furbelowPlural:
furbelowsOrigin of Furbelow
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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
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Corruption of falbala. First attested in the late 1600s or early 1700s. Not related to fur.
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