falbala

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noun

A furbelow.

OriginFrench falbala →
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Meanings

nounfalbala (plural falbalas)

plural falbalas

  1. archaicA furbelow.

    The corsage has a basque, and is fastened up the front from the lower edge of the basque to the throat. The basque, like the flounces, is edged with a falbala.

    1858, Graham's Illustrated Magazine, volume 52, page 186

Origin

  1. Frenchfalbala
  2. Englishfalbala

From French falbala.

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APA

falbala. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/falbala

MLA

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Chicago

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