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FURBELOW
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A strip of pleated material used as a decoration or a trim
Synonyms:
flounce; frill; furbelow; ruffle
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("furbelow" is a kind of...):
adornment (a decoration of color or interest that is added to relieve plainness)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "furbelow"):
gauffer; goffer (an ornamental frill made by pressing pleats)
jabot (a ruffle on the front of a woman's blouse or a man's shirt)
peplum (a flared ruffle attached to the waistline of a dress or jacket or blouse)
