Meanings of furbelow in English

He has made no attempt to furbelow our finances.

Her sex was the very essence of her; she had no need to wear it like a furbelow.

A furbelow of precious stones, a hat buttoned with a diamond, a brocade waistcoat or petticoat, are standing topics.

The dresses held an atmosphere of evaporated frivolity; flirtations lingered in every frill, and memories of old larks lurked in every furbelow.

The objects, ranging from furbelow clams to Indian blowguns, were borrowed from the Museum of Natural History and the New York Botanical Garden.

The laws of flounce and furbelow;

The costume is simple and plain,-close-fittingupper garments, without fuss of furbelow, and plain close skirts, met at the ankles by high buttoned boots.

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Mrs. Wheeler did not in the least approve of furbelows for children.

She had discarded frills and furbelows and wore a warm gray wrapper.

Look your last before I go to don my fine lady's furbelows.

This disagreeable person was dressed in rich velvets, with many furbelows and laces.

She had taken off her furbelows, and was in her nightgown.

A set of clouds after the French mode, streaked with lightning and furbelowed.

It was a mere simple dressed undress, without feathers, flowers, hoop, or furbelows.

She was dressed extravagantly: too many furbelows, too many jewels, too many flowers.