Found 2 items, similar to Frill.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: frill
frill
n : a strip of pleated material used as a decoration or a trim
[syn:
flounce,
ruffle,
furbelow]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Frill
Frill
\Frill\, v. t.
To provide or decorate with a frill or frills; to turn back.
in crimped plaits; as, to frill a cap.
[1913 Webster]
Frill
\Frill\, n. [See
Frill, v. i.]. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A ruffing of a bird's feathers from cold.
(b) A ruffle, consisting of a fold of membrane, of hairs, or
of feathers, around the neck of an animal. See
Frilled lizard
(below).
(c) A similar ruffle around the legs or other appendages of
animals.
(d) A ruffled varex or fold on certain shells.
[1913 Webster]
2. A border or edging secured at one edge and left free at
the other, usually fluted or crimped like a very narrow
flounce.
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3. Hence: Something superfluous, such as an ornament, or an
additional function on a device or in a system not
essential to the basic operation. -- Commonly used in the
phrase no frills, used adjectively to indicate a fully
functional but economical device or service; as, an
economical no-frills airline.
[PJC]