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frill n. [countable]

Clothinga trimming, such as a strip of cloth or lace, gathered at one edge;
ruffle.
something desirable but not essential:a car with frills like a CD player.

frill•y, adj., -i•er, -i•est.

frill n.

Clothinga trimming, as a strip of cloth or lace, gathered at one edge and left loose at the other;
ruffle.
something resembling such a trimming, as the fringe of hair on the chest of some dogs.
affectation of manner, style, etc.
something superfluous.
Photographywrinkling or loosening of an emulsion at the edges, usually due to excessively high temperature during developing.

v.t.

v.i.

frill′er, n.

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frill /frɪl/ n

a gathered, ruched, or pleated strip of cloth sewn on at one edge only, as on garments, as ornament, or to give extra body
a ruff of hair or feathers around the neck of a dog or bird or a fold of skin around the neck of a reptile or amphibian
(often plural) informal a superfluous or pretentious thing or manner; affectation: he made a plain speech with no frills

Etymology: 14th Century: perhaps of Flemish originˈfrilliness n ˈfrilly adj

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