furbelow

Meanings

Noun

• A frill, flounce, or ruffle, as on clothing; a decorative piece of fabric, especially one gathered or pleated as into a ruffle, etc.
• A small, showy ornamentation.

Verb

• To adorn with a furbelow; to ornament.

Origin

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