- fallalery
- noun see fal-lal
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
fallalery
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fallalery — See fallal. * * * … Universalium
fallalery — /fælˈlæləri/ (say fal laluhree) noun fallals collectively; finery …
fallalery — fallalˈery noun • • • Main Entry: ↑fallal … Useful english dictionary
fallal — fallalery, n. /fal lal /, n. a bit of finery; a showy article of dress. Also, fal lal. [1700 10; perh. syncopated var. of FALDERAL] * * * … Universalium
fal-lal — noun Etymology: perhaps alteration of falbala furbelow, from French Date: circa 1706 a fancy ornament especially in dress • fallalery noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
Costume jewelry — Swatch Bijoux[1] Jewelry Costume jewelry (also called trinkets, fashion jewelry, junk jewelry, fake jewelry, or fallalery) is jewelry manufactured as ornamentation to complement a particular fashionable costume or garment … Wikipedia
fallal — noun cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing • Syn: ↑bangle, ↑bauble, ↑gaud, ↑gewgaw, ↑novelty, ↑trinket • Derivationally related forms: ↑gaudy (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
fal|lal|er|y — «FAL LAL uhr ee», noun. fallals collectively; finery: »dancing and flirting and fallalery (George Meredith) … Useful english dictionary
