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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Fur’below.
 
A corruption of falbala, a word in French, Italian, and Spanish to signify a sort of flounce.   1
        “Flounced and furbelowed from head to foot.”—Addison.
 


 Funny Bone.Furca. 

 
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