fallal
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fal·lal
(fă-lăl′, făl′ăl′)n.
A showy article of dress.
[Origin unknown.]
fal·lal′er·y n.
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fallal
(fælˈlæl)n
(Clothing & Fashion) a showy ornament, trinket, or article of dress
[C18: perhaps based on falbala]
falˈlalery n
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fal•lal
or fal-lal
(fælˈlæl)n.
a bit of finery; a showy article of dress.
[1700–10; perhaps syncopated variant of falderal]
fal•lal′er•y, n.
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| Noun | 1. |  fallal - cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothingadornment - a decoration of color or interest that is added to relieve plainness trinketry - trinkets and other ornaments of dress collectively |
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