frills

frill  (frl)

n.

1. A ruffled, gathered, or pleated border or projection, such as a fabric edge used to trim clothing or a curled paper strip for decorating the end of the bone of a piece of meat.

2. A ruff of hair or feathers about the neck of an animal or a bird.

3. A wrinkling of the edge of a photographic film.

4. Informal Something that is desirable but not a necessity; a luxury. See Synonyms at luxury.

v. frilled, frill·ing, frills

v.tr.

1. To make into a ruffle or frill.

2. To add a ruffle or frill to.

v.intr.

To become wrinkled along the edge.

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frilli·ness n.

frilly adj.