Lexic.us

Definition of Furbelow

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

Definition of Furbelow

1. n. A plaited or gathered flounce on a woman's garment.

2. v. t. To put a furbelow on; to ornament.

Definition of Furbelow

1. Noun. A ruffle, frill or flounce on clothing; a decorative piece of fabric, usually gathered or pleated. ¹

2. Noun. A small, showy ornamentation. ¹

3. Verb. (transitive) To adorn with a furbelow; to ornament. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Furbelow

1. to decorate with ruffles [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Medical Definition of Furbelow

1. A plaited or gathered flounce on a woman's garment. Origin: Prov. F. Farbala, equiv. To F. Falbala, It. Falbala. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Furbelow

Literary usage of Furbelow

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"... that if they do not pay more attention to the pure, simple, beautiful symbolism of the Lodge and less to the tinsel, furbelow, fuss and feathers of ..."

2. Costume in England: A History of Dress from the Earliest Period Until the by Frederick William Fairholt (1860)
"In the Pleasant Art of Money- catching, 1730, a furbelow'd scarf is said " not to be purchased under as much money as heretofore would have bought a good ..."

3. Costume in England: A History of Dress to the End of the Eighteenth Century by Frederick William Fairholt (1885)
"furbelow. A puckered flounce ornamenting the dress, which became very ... furbelow scarfs and gowns are mentioned by Durfey; and in his collection of songs, ..."

4. Costume in England: A History of Dress from the Earliest Period Till the by Frederick William Fairholt (1846)
"furbelow. A puckered flounce ornamenting the dress, which became very ... furbelow scarfs and gowns are mentioned by Durfey; and in his collection of songs, ..."

5. Costume of Colonial Times by Alice Morse Earle (1894)
"But these furbelows are not confin'd to scarfs, but they must have furbelow'd gowns and furbelow'd petticoats, and, ... The " furbelow'd Gold Gauze ..."

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