Frill

  • 11frill — [frıl] n [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Perhaps from Flemish frul] 1.) a narrow piece of cloth that has many small folds in it, and that is attached to something as a decoration ▪ She was wearing a white blouse with frills at the cuffs. 2.) frills… …

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  • 12frill — [ frıl ] noun count a decoration that consists of a long narrow piece of cloth with many small folds in it no frills used for referring to something that is good enough but has no unnecessary extra features: a no frills camp site …

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  • 13frill — [n] luxury, nice touch amenity, decoration, doodad*, extravagance, fandangle, flounce, foppery*, frippery*, fuss, garbage*, garnish, gathering, gimcrack*, gingerbread*, jazz*, lace, ruffle, superfluity, thing*, tuck; concepts 646,655,824 Ant.… …

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  • 14frill|er|y — «FRIHL uhr ee», noun, plural er|ies. an arrangement or mass of frills: »... a wealth of snowy frillery and lace (Joseph Ashby Sterry) …

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  • 15frill — [[t]frɪl[/t]] n. 1) clo a trimming, as a strip of cloth or lace, gathered at one edge and left loose at the other; ruffle 2) something resembling such a trimming, as the fringe of hair on the chest of some dogs 3) affectation of manner, style,… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 16frill — /frɪl / (say fril) noun 1. a trimming consisting of a strip of material or lace, gathered at one edge and left loose at the other; a ruffle. 2. something resembling such a trimming, as the fringe of hair on the chest of some dogs. 3. Colloquial… …

  • 17frill — n. & v. n. 1 a a strip of material with one side gathered or pleated and the other left loose with a fluted appearance, used as an ornamental edging. b a similar paper ornament on a ham knuckle, chop, etc. c a natural fringe of feathers, hair,… …

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  • 18frill — friller, n. /fril/, n. 1. a trimming, as a strip of cloth or lace, gathered at one edge and left loose at the other; ruffle. 2. something resembling such a trimming, as the fringe of hair on the chest of some dogs. 3. affectation of manner, style …

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  • 19frill — For real. Liz, Justin just asked me out! Frill? Frill! …

    Dictionary of american slang

  • 20frill — For real. Liz, Justin just asked me out! Frill? Frill! …

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