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plural of furbelow
as in edgings
a strip of fabric gathered or pleated on one edge and used as trimming she opted for a simple wedding dress that did without all the frills and furbelows

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furbelows

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verb

present tense third-person singular of furbelow

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Noun
  • It’s made from 100 percent polyester which has been known to stay smooth (even when it’s stuffed into a packing cube), and the loose-fitting sleeves and ruffles down the front keep it fun and stylish without looking stuffy.
    Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 28 Oct. 2025
  • The hemline of the dress included ruffles in a cascading, angled design.
    Julia Teti, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Kristen Cox, executive director of the Long Beach Community Table foodbank, said the money lawmakers spent this year to enhance communities in their districts — often for projects that some would consider frills — isn’t going to the neediest Californians.
    Wire Report, Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2025
  • That plainness, though, adds to the sense that Death in the Family isn’t packing in unnecessary frills, just conveying what happened and following the facts.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The question of whether a developing country should keep or sell credits from projects in its borders creates a perverse incentive to lower their climate ambitions, Turner said.
    Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 11 Nov. 2025
  • We were stuck in Egypt on a medical trip when Hamas took over Gaza and Israel shut down all the enclave’s borders.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Glassware without a microwave-safe label should not be used, including non-tempered glass, antique or fragile glassware, or glass with metallic trims or decorations.
    Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 9 Nov. 2025
  • From swaying trims to plush bags and scarves, warmth and whimsy can be found with Dries Van Noten’s pumps, Gucci’s tote bag, and Cos’s woolly hat.
    Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 9 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • In her stunning debut, The Waterbearers, Sasha braids the stories of three generations of Black single mothers—her grandmother, her mother, and herself—with portraits of leading Black women figures in American culture.
    G'ra Asim September 16, Literary Hub, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The skate laces Kirill Kaprizov untied following the Minnesota Wild’s morning skate on Friday were white.
    Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 17 Oct. 2025
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“Furbelows.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/furbelows. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.

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