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fallal

or fal-lal

[ fal-lal ]

noun

  1. a bit of finery; a showy article of dress.


fallal

/ æˈæ /

noun

  1. a showy ornament, trinket, or article of dress
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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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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