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frilling, vbl. n.|ˈfrɪlɪŋ|
[f. frill v.1 + -ing1.]
1. a. The action of putting a frill to (a garment); also concr. frilled edging; frills collectively.
1815E. S. Barrett Heroine II. 149 Here was no..seaming, or frilling, or flouncing. 1861Dickens Gt. Expect. viii, The frillings and trimmings on her bridal dress looking like earthy paper. 1886J. K. Jerome Idle Thoughts (1889) 153 [They] mourn with one another over the decadence of cambric frilling. 1896Daily News 7 Mar. 6/3 Accordeon-pleated frilling lavished on hats, toques, and capes.
attrib.1887Daily News 7 Nov. 2/5 The ruching and frilling department is dull.
b. fig.
1899C. J. C. Hyne Further Adv. Capt. Kettle vi, Great masses of foliage growing to the crown of the splintered heights, with a surf frilling. 1903Westm. Gaz. 2 Mar. 8/2 A mid-day meal of stewed steak and frillings.
2. Photography. The rising of a gelatine film in flutes along the edge.
1880Athenæum 11 Dec. 782/1 ‘Frilling’ was prevented by the same means. 1890Abney Treat. Photogr. (ed. 6) 136 ‘Frilling’ of the plate takes place in the hyposulphite of soda solution. |