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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
frill
n 1: (paleontology) a bony plate that curves upward behind the
skull of many ceratopsian dinosaurs
2: an external body part consisting of feathers or hair about
the neck of a bird or other animal [syn: frill, ruff]
3: a strip of pleated material used as a decoration or a trim
[syn: frill, flounce, ruffle, furbelow]
4: ornamental objects of no great value [syn: folderal,
falderol, frill, gimcrackery, gimcrack, nonsense,
trumpery]
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
frill \frill\ (fr[i^]l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. frilled
(fr[i^]ld); p. pr. & vb. n. frilling.] [OF. friller, fr. L.
frigidulus somewhat cold, dim. of frigidus cold; akin to F.
frileux chilly.]
1. To shake or shiver as with cold; as, the hawk frills.
--Johnson.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Photog.) To wrinkle; -- said of the gelatin film.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Frill \Frill\, v. t.
To provide or decorate with a frill or frills; to turn back.
in crimped plaits; as, to frill a cap.
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4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Frill \Frill\, n. [See Frill, v. i.]. (Zool.)
(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.
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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]
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Thesaurus Results for frill:
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
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