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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024frill /frɪl/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Clothinga trimming, such as a strip of cloth or lace, gathered at one edge;
ruffle. - something desirable but not essential:a car with frills like a CD player.
frill•y, adj., -i•er, -i•est. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024frill (fril),USA pronunciation n. - Clothinga trimming, as a strip of cloth or lace, gathered at one edge and left loose at the other;
ruffle. - something resembling such a trimming, as the fringe of hair on the chest of some dogs.
- affectation of manner, style, etc.
- something superfluous.
- Photographywrinkling or loosening of an emulsion at the edges, usually due to excessively high temperature during developing.
v.t. - to trim or ornament with a frill or frills.
- to form into a frill.
v.i. - Photography(of an emulsion) to become wrinkled or loose.
- origin, originally uncertain 1585–95
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: frill /frɪl/ n - 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
- (often plural) informal a superfluous or pretentious thing or manner; affectation: he made a plain speech with no frills
vb - (transitive) to adorn or fit with a frill or frills
- to form into a frill or frills
Etymology: 14th Century: perhaps of Flemish originˈfrilliness n ˈfrilly adj |