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  • 61ruffle — 1. verb 1) he ruffled her hair Syn: disarrange, tousle, dishevel, rumple, disorder, mess up, tangle; informal muss up Ant: smooth 2) the wind ruffled the water Syn …

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  • 62adornment — n 1. ornament, decoration, frill, filigree, flourish, furbelow; tinsel, spangle, trinket, knick knack, gimcrack, bauble, gewgaw; accessory, attachment. 2. ornamentation, embellishment, trimming, garnish, garnishment, garniture, Archaic. ouch;… …

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  • 63border — n 1. perimeter, periphery, edge, rim, fringe, verge, skirt; circumference, circuit, compass, ambit, margin, frame, outline, confine, confines; brink, brim, brow, hem; bound, limit, bourn, pale, extremity, termination; limits, city limits, outer… …

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  • 64decoration — n 1. adornment, ornamentation, embellishment, garnishment; embroidery, elaboration; bedizenment, enrichment, beautification, prettifica tion; emblazonment, emblazonry, illumination. 2. ornament, frill, filigree, flourish, flounce, furbelow;… …

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  • 65embellishment — n 1. ornament, decoration, frill, filigree, flourish, flounce, furbelow, Archaic. ouch; tinsel, spangle; bauble, trinket, knickknack, gimcrack, gewgaw, Inf. doodad, Inf. fandangle; accessory, attachment. 2. adornment, decoration, ornamentation,… …

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  • 66flounce — v 1.(all in reference to bodily movement) twist, turn, jerk, fling, toss, bounce; preen, exhibit, parade. n 2. trimming, frill, furbelow, ornament; ruffle, fringe, valance, edging, skirting, hemming …

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  • 67frill — n 1. fringe, border, trimming; ruff, ruffle, flounce, furbelow, galloon; valance, orphrey, purfle; decoration, ornament, flourish. 2. finery, frippery, frilliness, frills and furbelows, falderal, fuss, frou frou, Inf. foofaraw, Sl. jazz;… …

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  • 68fringe — n 1. border, trimming; frill, ruff, ruffle, flounce, furbelow; filigree, decoration, ornament. 2. perimeter, periphery, edge, rim, verge, skirt. 3.Slang. fringe benefit, bonus, extra, plus; perquisite, Inf. perk. See emolument(def.1) …

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  • 69hem — v 1.Usu. hem in circumscribe, surround, encircle, circle, encompass, environ; gird, engird, girdle, belt; circumvent, trap; close in, shut in, hedge in, pen in, keep within bounds, demarcate. 2. fringe, befringe, trim; bind; purfle, purl. 3.… …

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  • 70ornament — n 1. decoration, frill, filigree, flourish, flounce, furbelow; tinsel, spangle; bauble, trinket, knickknack, gimcrack, gewgaw, Inf. doodad, Inf. fandangle; accessory, attachment. 2. finery, frippery, frills, frills and furbelows, folderol,… …

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