Furbelow

n. [Prov. Fr. farbala, Piedmontese farabali, Cremona, Parma, frambalà, Sp. & Bisc. farfali, Fr., It., Sp., & Pg. falbala, Ger. falbel. It was not, as it is generally believed, invented by M. de Langlée, under Louis XIV.] A piece of stuff plaited and puckered on a gown or petticoat; a flounce; the plaited border of a petticoat or gown.