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furbelow

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As a noun, furbelow means a frill, flounce, or ruffle, as on clothing. As a verb, it means adorn with a furbelow.

Meanings of furbelow

4 meanings

noun

  1. A frill, flounce, or ruffle, as on clothing; a decorative piece of fabric, especially one gathered or pleated as into a ruffle, etc.

  2. A small, showy ornamentation.

  3. A strip of pleated material used as a decoration or a trim

    Similar: frill, flounce, ruffle

verb

  1. To adorn with a furbelow; to ornament.

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

noun: a strip of pleated material used as a decoration or a trim
frillflounceruffle

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