| 单词 | fallal |
| 释义 | fallal (once / 187609 pages) n Fallal is an old fashioned word for costume jewelry or cheap, flashy trimmings on clothing. You might use Halloween as an excuse to dress up in all kinds of crazy fallal. The noun fallal is considered obsolete, or so old fashioned that most people don't know what it means, but it's a perfectly good way to talk about showy bangles or tawdry trinkets. You can also call them fallalery, a slightly more modern, nineteenth century word. The origin of both words is thought to be the French falbala, "trimming or flounce." WORD FAMILYfallal: fallals USAGE EXAMPLES"Women's fallals," he said, with a scornful crack at one large case. Oxenham, John, Maid of the Mist(2011) It was my silk, lace, ribbons and fallals Harry Bradley was taking across the river. Barr, Amelia Edith Huddleston, A Song of a Single Note—A Love Stor...(2011) "She will have stuffed dates and fancy fixin's, will she?" she cried; "I just guess she's had enough of those fallals now!" Wells, Carolyn, The Diamond Pin(2011) n cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing Syn|Hyper bangle, bauble, gaud, gewgaw, novelty, trinket adornment a decoration of color or interest that is added to relieve plainness |
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