Balayeuse

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Balayeuse \Ba`la`yeuse"\, n. [F., lit., a female sweeper.]
     A protecting ruffle or frill, as of silk or lace, sewed close
     to the lower edge of a skirt on the inside.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Balbutiate