furbelow
11furbelow — fur·be·low || fÉœrbɪləʊ / fÉœËb n. gaudy decoration; decorative fold (on a dress) v. decorate gaudily; create decorative folds (on a dress) …
12furbelow — [ fə:bɪləʊ] noun a flounce on a skirt or petticoat. ↘(furbelows) showy trimmings. verb [usu. as adjective furbelowed] literary adorn with trimmings. Origin C17: from Fr. falbala trimming, flounce …
13furbelow — n. Flounce, frill …
14furbelow — fur·be·low …
15furbelow — fur•be•low [[t]ˈfɜr bəˌloʊ[/t]] n. 1) clo a ruffle or flounce 2) any bit of showy trimming or finery 3) clo to ornament with or as if with furbelows • Etymology: 1670–80; alter. of falbala < F …
16furbelow — /ˈfɜbəloʊ/ (say ferbuhloh) noun 1. a pleated or gathered trimming on a woman s gown or the like; flounce. 2. any bit of showy trimming or finery. –verb (t) 3. to ornament with or as with furbelows. {variant of falbala} …
17sea furbelow — noun : a sea tangle (Laminaria bulbosa) * * * sea furbelow noun A brown seaweed (genus Saccorhiza) with a bulb of tentacular outgrowths above the primary holdfast • • • Main Entry: ↑sea …
18Furbelowed — Furbelow Fur be*low, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Furbelowed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Furbelowing}.] To put a furbelow on; to ornament. [1913 Webster] …
19Furbelowing — Furbelow Fur be*low, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Furbelowed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Furbelowing}.] To put a furbelow on; to ornament. [1913 Webster] …
20falbala — /fal beuh leuh/, n. a furbelow or puckered flounce for decorating dresses in the 17th century. Also, falbelo /fal beuh loh /. [1695 1705; < F < It. See FURBELOW] * * * …
