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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024frill•y (fril′ē),USA pronunciation adj., frill•i•er, frill•i•est. - covered with or marked by frills:Some of the more elaborate dress shirts have frilly fronts.
- frivolous;
inconsequential:After a day of intense concentration and serious business, they feel like doing something frilly and amusing. frill′i•ness, n. 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
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