frill
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
frill/frɪl/
▶noun
- 1 a strip of gathered or pleated material sewn by one side only on to a garment or piece of material as a decorative edging or ornament.
- 2 a frill-like fringe of feathers, hair, skin, etc. on a bird, reptile, or other animal.
- 3 (frills) unnecessary extra features or embellishments: a comfortable flat with no frills.
– derivatives
frilled adjective
frilliness noun,
frilly adjective (frillier, frilliest).
frilled adjective
frilliness noun,
frilly adjective (frillier, frilliest).
– origin C16: from or rel. to Flemish frul.
'frill' also found in these Oxford entries:
armillaria
- ceratopsian
- flounce
- flute
- frilled lizard
- goffer
- pantalettes
- protoceratops
- ruche
- ruff
- ruffle
- triceratops
- turbit

