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  • Children freshly befurbelowed, were gathering for their games under the oaks.

    The Awakening 2000

  • The fireplace was surrounded with loops of the same yellow damask, and the bed, the focusing point, the rococo pièce de résistance of the whole room, was befrilled and befurbelowed until its original shape was lost altogether.

    Police at the Funeral Allingham, Margery, 1904-1966 1931

  • The fireplace was surrounded with loops of the same yellow damask, and the bed, the focusing point, the rococo pièce de résistance of the whole room, was befrilled and befurbelowed until its original shape was lost altogether.

    Police at the Funeral Allingham, Margery, 1904-1966 1931

  • Tante Lydia's morning cap was quite as youthful as that of her niece, her flowered wrapper as belaced and befurbelowed as the lingière could make it, and her high heeled mules were at least two sizes too small, and slapped as she walked.

    Out of the Ashes Ethel Watts Mumford 1909

  • Children freshly befurbelowed, were gathering for their games under the oaks.

    The Awakening 1899

  • Lady Blanchemain's great high-swung barouche, rolling superbly forth from the avenue, drew up before the Castle, Lady Blanchemain herself, big and soft and sumptuous in silks and laces, under a much-befurbelowed, much-befringed, lavender-hued silk sunshade, occupying the seat of honour.

    My Friend Prospero Henry Harland 1883

  • In the barouche sat a big old lady, a big soft, humorous-eyed old lady, in cool crêpe-de-chine, cream-coloured, with beautiful white hair, a very gay light straw bonnet, and a much befurbelowed lavender-hued sunshade.

    My Friend Prospero Henry Harland 1883

  • Children freshly befurbelowed, were gathering for their games under the oaks.

    The Awakening and Selected Short Stories Kate Chopin 1877

  • Long velvet gowns trimmed with blonde, diamond earrings, high French caps befurbelowed with lace and flowers, or turbans with plumes of feathers.

    Life in Mexico, During a Residence of Two Years in That Country Frances Erskine Inglis 1843

  • Long velvet gowns trimmed with blonde, diamond earrings, high French caps befurbelowed with lace and flowers, or turbans with plumes of feathers.

    Life in Mexico Frances Calder��n de la Barca 1843

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  • To decorate with a ruffle or flounce.

    December 25, 2007