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furbelow
▪ I. furbelow, n. (ˈfɜːbɪləʊ) Forms: 7–8 furbelo(e, 8 furbellow, (forbulo, forbuloe), 8– furbelow. [An alteration of falbala.] 1. A piece of stuff pleated and puckered on a gown or petticoat; a flounce; the pleated border of a petticoat or gown. Now often in pl. as a contemptuous term for showy orna...
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furbelow
furbelow/ˈfɜ:bɪləu; `fəblˌo/ n(usu pl 通常作复数) showy or unnecessary ornament (on a dress, etc) (连衣裙等的)花哨的或多余的装饰 frills and furbelows 褶边和花哨的装饰.
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Ruffle (sewing)
In sewing and dressmaking, a ruffle, frill, or furbelow is a strip of fabric, lace or ribbon tightly gathered or pleated on one edge and applied to a garment
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What is another word for furnish - WordHippo
furbelow. gussy up. doll up. pretty up. fancy up. prettify. deck out. more . "To furnish the room with genuine antiquities because they are old, and therefore interesting, would be to carry the museum spirit into daily life.".
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flouncy
flouncy, a. (ˈflaʊnsɪ) Also -ey. [f. flounce n.2 + -y1.] Having flounces, flounced.1821 M. Wilmot Let. 17 Jan. (1935) 93 This gauzy, flowncy, furbelow, flybysky place. 1900 Westm. Gaz. 20 Sept. 3/2 A deep-kilted flouncy chiffon. 1906 Daily Chron. 31 Aug. 5/7 Floppy hats and skirts, all ‘fluffy’ and ...
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Advertise (horse)
Advertise's dam Furbelow showed modest racing ability, winning one minor race as a three-year-old in 2012.
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Susan Silo
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Jetsons: The Movie – Gertie Furbelow
Kiss Toledo Goodbye – Mrs.
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bemouth
bemouth, v. (bɪˈmaʊð) [f. be- 2 + mouth v.] trans. To mouth the praises of (a person); to talk grandiloquently, to declaim.a 1843 Southey Nondescr. i, They heard the illustrious furbelow'd Heroically in Popean rhyme Tee-ti-tum'd, in Miltonic blank bemouth'd. 1882 F. Harrison Crisis in Egypt 6 The pe...
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Jetsons: The Movie
Elroy, Teddy-2, and their neighbor Fergie Furbelow (Russi Taylor) sneak into the plant and meet Squeep (Frank Welker), a member of a furry alien race known Brad Garrett as Bertie Furbelow
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falbala
‖ falbala (ˈfælbələ) Also 8 falbeloe, fallbullow. [Falbala, a word found in several Romance languages from the 17th c. downwards; origin unknown. Cf. furbelow.] A trimming for women's petticoats, scarves, etc.; a flounce, furbelow. Also attrib.1704 Cibber Careless Husband 1, As many blue and green R...
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Molly house
Some were compleatly rigg'd in Gowns, Petticoats, Head-cloths, fine lac'd Shoes, furbelow'd Scarves and Marks; some had Riding-hoods; some were dressed
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purfle
▪ I. purfle, n. (ˈpɜːf(ə)l) Forms: 4 porfyl, -fil, purf(i)el, 4–5 purfil(e, -fyle, 4–6 -fyl, 5–6 -fell, -full, 6 -ful, -fyll, -fele, -phell, 6– purfle. Also (in sense 2) 6 purflue; (in sense 3) 7 porfil(e, -phile, 7–8 pourfil. See also profile. [a. OF. porfil (c 1215 in Godef.), later pourfil (1316,...
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shaded
shaded, ppl. a. (ˈʃeɪdɪd) [f. shade v.1 + -ed1.] 1. a. Protected from light or heat.1634 Habington Castara i. (Arb.) 49 I'de rather like the violet grow Vnmarkt i'th shaded vale. a 1691 Boyle Hist. Air (1692) 153, I placed a piece of amber in a shaded part of a window. 1756 M. Calderwood in Coltness...
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List of English words of French origin
of some words (e.g. peradventure), other modifications in spelling have included folk etymology alterations (e.g. andiron, belfry, crayfish, female, furbelow
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Charles Hitchen
ordered to walk through the streets on the way in their bizarre look:"Some were completely rigg'd in gowns, petticoats, head cloths, fine lac'd shoes, furbelow
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