fur·be·low (fûr b -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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I wonder if Gretchen will wear a bathing suit with furbelows to the beach this summer...probably not.
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