Meanings
- alternativenot comparableAlternative form of befurbelowed.
Now along comes the great Tallulah Bankhead in "Eugenia"—now playing at the Plymouth—be-furbelowed, be-caped, be-frilled to the nines, or even tens.
1957 January 6, Elizabeth Bernkopf, “Goes Back to “Eugenia””, in The Boston Sunday Globe, volume CLXXI, number 6, Boston, Mass., page 172 more examples
The gown of rich brocade, or of rustling silk, flowed out in many a yard of train, and be-flounced and be-furbelowed in all directions, the lofty pile of head-gear towering over the brow of the beautiful, the delicate and gorgeous colored skirt, ruffles bristling round the neck, and the demure cap, form a picture of graceful drapery, moving those of unfortunately recent date, to mourn for departed taste.
1827 February 8, “Ancient Attire and Modern Manners”, in The Repertory, volume VI, number 14 (whole 274), St. Albans, Vt., column 5Uncomfortable youths, unwillingly occupying dress suits and lacquered and be-furbelowed young ladies will deliver handmade speeches, embroidered with blue prints for success, and offering eulogies, oozing with sweet sentimentality to the teachers with whom they have battled for four years.
1956 June 4, Nelda Thompson, “Into Your Hands”, in Highland Park News-Herald, 51st year, number 43, Los Angeles, Calif., page 6, column 2
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