furbelow

Signification (Anglais)

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. (broadly) A small, showy ornamentation.

Verb

To adorn with a furbelow; to ornament.

Concepts

falbala

volant

décoration

embellissement

Synonymes

flounce

frill

ruffle

hem

ornament

ruche

skirt

wayside

decoration

welt

edging

fringe

Traductions

volante

decoració

Verschönerung

farbalà

floritura

Schmuck

volant

Verzierung

Zierde

κράσπεδο

φραμπαλάς

decorazione

abbellimento

balza

زينة

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈfəː.bɪ.ləʊ/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Corruption of falbala; first attested in the late 1600s or early 1700s. Not related to fur.