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   frill

   /frɪl/

   noun

   • 1. a strip of gathered or pleated material sewn on to a garment or larger piece of material as a decorative edging or ornament. Similar ruffleflouncerufffurbelowjabotpeplumfluterucheruchinggathertuckfringearchaic:purfle
   • ▪ a thing resembling a frill in appearance or function: "tiny frills of foam glistened white on the sea"
   • ▪ a natural fringe of feathers or hair on a bird or other animal.
   • ▪ an upward-curving bony plate extending behind the skull of many ceratopsian dinosaurs.
   • 2. an unnecessary extra feature or embellishment: "it was just a comfortable flat with no frills" Similar ostentationornamentationdecorationembellishmentfancinessfusschi-chigarnishinggarnishmentgildingexcesstrimmingsaffectationsextrasadditionsnon-essentialsluxuriesextravagancessuperfluitiesinformal:jazzjazzinessflashinessfandanglerare:folderolsfallalery

   Word Origin late 16th century: from or related to Flemish frul.

   Derivatives

   • 1. frilled adjective
   • 2. frillery noun

   Scrabble Points: 8

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › frillFrill Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   Learn the meaning of frill as a verb and a noun, with synonyms, examples, and word history. A frill is a decorative edging, a strip of paper, a ruff of hair or feathers, or a luxury.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishFRILL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   A frill is a long, narrow strip of cloth with folds along one side that is sewn along the edge of a piece of clothing or material for decoration. It can also mean extra things that are added to something to make it more pleasant or more attractive, but that are not necessary.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryFRILL | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   Frill is a long, narrow strip of cloth with folds along one side that is sewn along the edge of a piece of clothing or material for decoration. It can also mean extra things that are added to something to make it more pleasant or more attractive, but that are not necessary.

5. www.dictionary.com › browse › frillFRILL Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   noun. 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.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishFRILL definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   A frill is a long narrow strip of cloth or paper with many folds in it, which is attached to something as a decoration. It can also mean a superfluous or pretentious thing or manner, or a wrinkling of the emulsion at the edges of a film.

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › frillFrill - definition of frill by The Free Dictionary

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   A frill is a ruffled, gathered, or pleated border or projection, such as a fabric edge used to trim clothing. It can also refer to a ruff of hair or feathers around the neck of an animal, or a superfluous or pretentious thing or manner.

8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › frillFrill - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Definitions of frill. noun. a strip of pleated material used as a decoration or a trim. synonyms: flounce, furbelow, ruffle. see more. noun. ornamental objects of no great value. synonyms: falderol, folderal, gimcrack, gimcrackery, nonsense, trumpery. see more.