The modern fashion of imitation lace put on in great quantities over a foulard or a gingham, a muslin or a cotton, made up prettily, is suitable for women of all ages; but an old "company dress" Furbished up to do duty at a watering-place is terrible, and not to be endured.
"Manners and Social Usages"
Mrs. John M. E. W. Sherwood
He wore a coat that had once been of fine plum color-now stained and faded-too small for his lean length, and Furbished with tarnished lace.
"Howard Pyle's Book of Pirates"
Howard I. Pyle
Old gentlemen past the military age Furbished up their Latin and Greek.
"The Creed of the Old South 1865-1915"
Basil L. Gildersleeve