furbelow

fur·be·low

F0367900 (fûr′bə-lō′)n.1. A ruffle or flounce on a garment.2. A piece of showy ornamentation.tr.v. fur·be·lowed, fur·be·low·ing, fur·be·lows To decorate with a ruffle or flounce.

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[Probably alteration of Provençal farbello, farbella, fringe, perhaps alteration of Italian faldella, pleat, diminutive of falda, flap, loose end, of Germanic origin; see pel- in Indo-European roots.]

furbelow

(ˈfɜːbɪˌləʊ) n1. (Clothing & Fashion) a flounce, ruffle, or other ornamental trim2. (often plural) showy ornamentationvb (tr) to put a furbelow on (a garment)[C18: by folk etymology from French dialect farbella; see falbala]

fur•be•low

(ˈfɜr bəˌloʊ)

n. 1. a ruffle or flounce. 2. any bit of showy trimming or finery. v.t. 3. to ornament with or as if with furbelows. [1670–80; alter. of falbala < French]

furbelow

Past participle: furbelowed
Gerund: furbelowing

Imperative
furbelow
furbelow

Present
I furbelow
you furbelow
he/she/it furbelows
we furbelow
you furbelow
they furbelow

Preterite
I furbelowed
you furbelowed
he/she/it furbelowed
we furbelowed
you furbelowed
they furbelowed

Present Continuous
I am furbelowing
you are furbelowing
he/she/it is furbelowing
we are furbelowing
you are furbelowing
they are furbelowing

Present Perfect
I have furbelowed
you have furbelowed
he/she/it has furbelowed
we have furbelowed
you have furbelowed
they have furbelowed

Past Continuous
I was furbelowing
you were furbelowing
he/she/it was furbelowing
we were furbelowing
you were furbelowing
they were furbelowing

Past Perfect
I had furbelowed
you had furbelowed
he/she/it had furbelowed
we had furbelowed
you had furbelowed
they had furbelowed

Future
I will furbelow
you will furbelow
he/she/it will furbelow
we will furbelow
you will furbelow
they will furbelow

Future Perfect
I will have furbelowed
you will have furbelowed
he/she/it will have furbelowed
we will have furbelowed
you will have furbelowed
they will have furbelowed

Future Continuous
I will be furbelowing
you will be furbelowing
he/she/it will be furbelowing
we will be furbelowing
you will be furbelowing
they will be furbelowing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been furbelowing
you have been furbelowing
he/she/it has been furbelowing
we have been furbelowing
you have been furbelowing
they have been furbelowing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been furbelowing
you will have been furbelowing
he/she/it will have been furbelowing
we will have been furbelowing
you will have been furbelowing
they will have been furbelowing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been furbelowing
you had been furbelowing
he/she/it had been furbelowing
we had been furbelowing
you had been furbelowing
they had been furbelowing

Conditional
I would furbelow
you would furbelow
he/she/it would furbelow
we would furbelow
you would furbelow
they would furbelow

Past Conditional
I would have furbelowed
you would have furbelowed
he/she/it would have furbelowed
we would have furbelowed
you would have furbelowed
they would have furbelowed

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

furbelow - a strip of pleated material used as a decoration or a trimflounce, ruffle, frilladornment - a decoration of color or interest that is added to relieve plainnessgauffer, goffer - an ornamental frill made by pressing pleatsjabot - a ruffle on the front of a woman's blouse or a man's shirtpeplum - a flared ruffle attached to the waistline of a dress or jacket or blouse

Translations

φραμπαλάςfalbala