Frill

  • 21frill — I. n. Ruffle, edging, gathering, frilling. II. v. a. Put a frill on, edge with a frill, ruffle, decorate with frills or gathers. III. v. n. Shake, shiver, quake, thrill …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 22frill — UK [frɪl] / US noun [countable] Word forms frill : singular frill plural frills a decoration that consists of a long narrow piece of cloth with many small folds in it • no frills …

    English dictionary

  • 23frill — I. transitive verb Date: 1574 to provide or decorate with a frill II. noun Etymology: perhaps from Dutch dialect (Brabant) frul ribbon bow, trifle Date: 1591 1. a. a gathered, pleated, or bias cut fabric edging used on clothing b. a strip of… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 24frill — 1. noun /fɹɪl/ a) A strip of pleated material used as decoration or trim; a ruffle. b) A wrinkled edge to a film. 2. verb /fɹɪl/ …

    Wiktionary

  • 25Frill — This is a very rare form of a surname which itself, is almost as rare. It derives from the ancient Irish (Donegal) O Friel , a clan which has most distinguished origins. They are descended from Eoghan, the brother of St. Columba, and the chief of …

    Surnames reference

  • 26frill — [[t]frɪ̱l[/t]] frills 1) N COUNT A frill is a long narrow strip of cloth or paper with many folds in it, which is attached to something as a decoration. ...net curtains with frills. 2) N COUNT: usu with brd neg, usu pl (approval) If you describe… …

    English dictionary

  • 27frill — frɪl n. ruffle, lace edging, decorative trim; something which resembles a frill (i.e. a ruff of hair or tuft of feathers); luxury, something decorative or enjoyable but not necessary v. decorate with a fringe, decorate with a ruffle …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 28frill — noun 1》 a strip of gathered or pleated material sewn by one side only on to a garment or piece of material as a decorative edging or ornament. 2》 a frill like fringe of feathers, hair, skin, etc. on a bird, reptile, or other animal. 3》 (frills)… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 29frill — noun (C) 1 a decorative edge on a piece of cloth made by another piece of cloth with many small folds in it: a frill on the bottom of the skirt 2 without frills/with no frills without attractive but unnecessary details or decorations: a no frills …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 30frill — noun 1) a full skirt with a wide frill Syn: ruffle, flounce, ruff, furbelow, jabot, peplum, ruche, ruching, fringe; archaic purfle 2) a comfortable apartment with no frills Syn: ostentation, ornamentation …

    Thesaurus of popular words