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frill definition

frill (fril)

noun

  1. a fold or fringe of hair or feathers around the neck of a bird or animal
  2. any unnecessary ornament; superfluous thing added for show
  3. an edging or trimming of lace, etc., gathered or pleated and attached along one edge but free at the other; ruffle
  4. Photog. a wrinkling of the edge of a film, plate, etc.

Etymology: < ?

transitive verb

  1. to make a ruffle of; crimp
  2. to decorate with a frill

intransitive verb

Photog. to become wrinkled, as a film, due to a separation of the emulsion from the base

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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