furbelow

n.

1. A ruffle or flounce on a garment.
2. A piece of showy ornamentation.

tr.v., -lowed, -low·ing, -lows.
To decorate with a ruffle or flounce.

[Probably alteration of Provençal farbello, farbella, fringe, perhaps alteration of Italian faldella, pleat, diminutive of falda, flap, loose end, of Germanic origin.]

a ruffle on a garment; small piece of ornamentation

IN BRIEF: n. - A strip of pleated material used as a decoration or a trim.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a strip of pleated material used as a decoration or a trim
  Synonyms: frill, flounce, ruffle

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