Meaning

1 senses

  1. To adorn with a furbelow; to ornament.

Origin

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

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

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Forms

furbelows, furbelowing, furbelowed, furbelowed
Base formfurbelow · to furbelow
3rd person singularfurbelows
Present participlefurbelowing
Past simplefurbelowed
Past participlefurbelowed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyfurbelow
he, she, itfurbelows

Past simpleLesson

all personsfurbelowed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave furbelowed
he, she, ithas furbelowed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill furbelow

Word family

2 related words
Relatedbefurbelowed
Derivedunfurbelowed

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
funnyA1furB1furiousB2furiouslyB2furlough
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