What does folde-rol mean?
Folde-rol means (rare) Alternative form of fol-de-rol..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(rare) Alternative form of fol-de-rol..
A quizzical Jenkins lately described the dress of a New York belle, by stating that “she wore an exquisite hyphaluten on her head, while her train was composed of transparent folde-rol, and her petticoat of crambambuli flounced with Brussels three-ply of A No. 1.”
You know about as well's I do, Ellen, whether we've got ground to plant up with folde-rols.
Mr. Collins, I think we need teachers worse than a lot of this other folde-rol in the city.
Use folde-rol when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Folde-rol means (rare) Alternative form of fol-de-rol..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
A quizzical Jenkins lately described the dress of a New York belle, by stating that “she wore an exquisite hyphaluten on her head, while her train was composed of transparent folde-rol, and her petticoat of crambambuli flounced with Brussels three-ply of A No. 1.”
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