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be-furbelowed

be-furbelowed is the alternative form of befurbelowed.

Meaning of befurbelowed

Adjective

befurbelowed (not comparable)

  1. (dated, obsolete, possibly) Furbelowed; ornamented with frill.
    • Children, freshly befurbelowed, were gathering for their games under the oaks.1899, Kate Chopin, chapter V, in The Awakening

Questions about be-furbelowed

What is be-furbelowed the alternative form of?
Be-furbelowed is the alternative form of befurbelowed.

Words near be-furbelowed in the dictionary

  1. be-breeched
  2. be-cocked
  3. be-er
  4. be-ers
  5. be-flounced
  6. be-furbelowed
  7. be-glassed
  8. be-goateed
  9. be-goggled
  10. be-headphoned
  11. be-helmeted

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