furbelow

UK: /ˈfɜːbɪˌləʊ/ US: (fûr′bə lō′)

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fur•be•low  (fûr′bə lō′), n. 

1. Clothing a ruffle or flounce, as on a woman's skirt or petticoat.
2. any bit of showy trimming or finery.

v.t. 

3. Clothing to ornament with or as if with furbelows.

• variant of falbala 1670–80

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furbelow / ˈfɜːbɪˌləʊ/ noun

1. a flounce, ruffle, or other ornamental trim
2. (often plural) showy ornamentation

verb

1. (transitive) to put a furbelow on (a garment)

Etymology: 18th Century: by folk etymology from French dialect farbella; see falbala