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).
– origin C16: from or rel. to Flemish frul.
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