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fallal
or fal-lal
[ fal-lal ]
noun
- a bit of finery; a showy article of dress.
fallal
/ æˈæ /
noun
- a showy ornament, trinket, or article of dress
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Derived Forms
- ڲˈ, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms
- ڲ·İ· noun
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of fallal1
First recorded in 1700–10; origin uncertain; perhaps an alteration of furbelow ( def )
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of fallal1
C18: perhaps based on falbala
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Example Sentences
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"Women's fallals," he said, with a scornful crack at one large case.
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It was my silk, lace, ribbons and fallals Harry Bradley was taking across the river.
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"She will have stuffed dates and fancy fixin's, will she?" she cried; "I just guess she's had enough of those fallals now!"
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Heaven knows what fallals Lady Cassandra would don for a like occasion.
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And as for buying frills and fallals, there were two daughters to provide for and a son who was growing into the stratum of foppery.
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