furbelow -- Mom, Auntie Mary, Ann, Sister Jen, Kristin, Isabella, Lucie and Gretchen

fur·be·low (fûrb-l) 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. [Probably alteration of Provençal farbello, farbella, fringe, perhaps alteration of Italian faldella, pleat, diminutive of falda, flap, loose end, of Germanic origin; see pel-2 in Indo-European roots.]

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Neither Mom, Auntie Mary, Aunt Ann, Sister Jen, Kristin, Isabella, Lucie nor Gretchen wear furbelows on their skirts: neither do the boys.