furbelow

n. 褶子, 俗气的装饰, 边饰, 裙饰

发音

UK /ˈfəː.bɪ.ləʊ/
UK /ˈfəː.bə.ləʊ/
US /ˈfɚ.bɪ.loʊ/
US /ˈfɚ.bə.loʊ/

词形变化

furbelows 复数 furbelows furbelowed furbelowing furbelows 三单 furbelowing 现在分词 furbelowed 过去式 furbelowed 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A frill, flounce, or ruffle, as on clothing; a decorative piece of fabric, especially one gathered or pleated as into a ruffle, etc.

  2. 2.

    A small, showy ornamentation.

    引申义
v.
  1. 1.

    To adorn with a furbelow; to ornament.

    及物

词汇关系

词源

Corruption of falbala; first attested in the late 1600s or early 1700s. Not related to fur.

来源:wiktionary