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furbelow

fur·be·low

UK/ˈfəː.bɪ.ləʊ/ US/ˈfəː.bə.ləʊ/ uncommon

noun

1.

a strip of pleated material used as a decoration or a trim

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

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