frillyadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈfrɪli/, U.S.

/ˈfrɪli/

Etymology: < frill n.¹ + -y suffix¹.

A. adj.

Furnished with a frill; full of frills; resembling frills. Also figurative.

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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > ornamental textiles > ornamental trimmings > [adjective] > bordering or edging > frill

frilled1826

befrilled1843

frillya1845

volant1902

a1845 T. Hood To Henrietta ii, in Compl. Poet. Wks. (1906) 667 With..a pair of frilly trousers, like a little bantam cock.

1890 E. B. Custer Following Guidon xiv. 202 Our opera-glasses looked just a little ‘frilly’ in such a place, but they were really useful.

1896 Punch 21 Mar. 133/3 Blossoms flounced and frilly.

1899 Westm. Gaz. 21 Sept. 3/2 Fluffy, frilly wraps.

1900 Westm. Gaz. 19 July 3/1 Capelines..more or less frilly and floppy.

1902 Westm. Gaz. 20 Nov. 3/1 The effect was delightfully rippling and frilly.

1904 B. von Hutten Pam i. iii Pamela in a frilly nightgown.

1911 H. S. Harrison Queed vi. 75 I am a clerk,..and office girl. My official title of course, is a little more frilly.

1922 Glasgow Herald 22 Mar. 10 [He] insisted upon the need for a thorough elementary education..even if less attention were paid to the ‘frilly’ subjects than at present.

B. n. plural.

Frilled undergarments. colloquial.

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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > underwear > [noun] > other

frilly1900

opera top1921

liner suit1969

1900 E. Glyn Visits of Elizabeth 16 Lady Doraine and that horrid Smith creature made a place for me in the empty hammock between them, and, as I knew my ‘frillies’ were all right, I hammocked too.

1917 H. Jenkins Bindle vi. 87 In the bed was a figure..rising up from a foam of frillies.

1927 Daily Express 27 June 13/4 There are bargains to be found from fur coats to ‘frillies’.

1970 S. J. Perelman Baby, it's Cold Inside 97 I am..shopping for some feminine ‘frillies’.

Derivatives

ˈfrilliness n. frilly character; also figurative.

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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > ornamental textiles > ornamental trimmings > [noun] > bordering or edging > frill > frilly character

frilliness1909

1909 Westm. Gaz. 3 July 15/1 Once more everything is tending towards paniers, frilliness, flounces, and full skirts.

1927 Daily Express 27 Apr. 3/2 There was..more coy frilliness..about the evening dresses than last year.

1927 Daily Express 23 Sept. 3/3 The food was nourishing and English—..none of your Frenchified frillinesses.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	frilly
释义	frillyadj.n. Brit. /ˈfrɪli/, U.S. /ˈfrɪli/ Etymology: < frill n.¹ + -y suffix¹. A. adj. Furnished with a frill; full of frills; resembling frills. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > ornamental textiles > ornamental trimmings > [adjective] > bordering or edging > frill frilled1826 befrilled1843 frillya1845 volant1902 a1845 T. Hood To Henrietta ii, in Compl. Poet. Wks. (1906) 667 With..a pair of frilly trousers, like a little bantam cock. 1890 E. B. Custer Following Guidon xiv. 202 Our opera-glasses looked just a little ‘frilly’ in such a place, but they were really useful. 1896 Punch 21 Mar. 133/3 Blossoms flounced and frilly. 1899 Westm. Gaz. 21 Sept. 3/2 Fluffy, frilly wraps. 1900 Westm. Gaz. 19 July 3/1 Capelines..more or less frilly and floppy. 1902 Westm. Gaz. 20 Nov. 3/1 The effect was delightfully rippling and frilly. 1904 B. von Hutten Pam i. iii Pamela in a frilly nightgown. 1911 H. S. Harrison Queed vi. 75 I am a clerk,..and office girl. My official title of course, is a little more frilly. 1922 Glasgow Herald 22 Mar. 10 [He] insisted upon the need for a thorough elementary education..even if less attention were paid to the ‘frilly’ subjects than at present. B. n. plural. Frilled undergarments. colloquial. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > underwear > [noun] > other frilly1900 opera top1921 liner suit1969 1900 E. Glyn Visits of Elizabeth 16 Lady Doraine and that horrid Smith creature made a place for me in the empty hammock between them, and, as I knew my ‘frillies’ were all right, I hammocked too. 1917 H. Jenkins Bindle vi. 87 In the bed was a figure..rising up from a foam of frillies. 1927 Daily Express 27 June 13/4 There are bargains to be found from fur coats to ‘frillies’. 1970 S. J. Perelman Baby, it's Cold Inside 97 I am..shopping for some feminine ‘frillies’. Derivatives ˈfrilliness n. frilly character; also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > ornamental textiles > ornamental trimmings > [noun] > bordering or edging > frill > frilly character frilliness1909 1909 Westm. Gaz. 3 July 15/1 Once more everything is tending towards paniers, frilliness, flounces, and full skirts. 1927 Daily Express 27 Apr. 3/2 There was..more coy frilliness..about the evening dresses than last year. 1927 Daily Express 23 Sept. 3/3 The food was nourishing and English—..none of your Frenchified frillinesses. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.a1845
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