furbelows

Meaning of furbelows

plural noun

a gathered strip or pleated border of a skirt or petticoat.

verb, 3rd person present
  1. adorn with trimmings.
    trains of daughters, furbelowed and flounced by the same dressmakers

late 17th century: from French falbala ‘trimming, flounce’, of unknown ultimate origin.

Information about furbelows

  • The singular form of furbelows is: furbelow.
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Hyphenation of furbelows

furbe-lows

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 9 chars.
  • furbelows is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

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