FURBELOW


Meaning of FURBELOW in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈfər-bə-ˌlō ]

noun

Etymology: by folk etymology from French dialect farbella

Date: 1702

1. : a pleated or gathered piece of material ; especially : a flounce on women's clothing

2. : something that suggests a furbelow especially in being showy or superfluous

• furbelow transitive verb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.