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Frill

/fɹɪl/

A strip of pleated fabric or paper used as decoration or trim.

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📖 Definitions of "Frill"

noun

1
A strip of pleated fabric or paper used as decoration or trim.
2
A substance or material on the edge of something, resembling such a strip of fabric.
3
A wrinkled edge to a film.
4
Something extraneous or not essential; something purely for show or effect; a luxury.

verb

1
To make into a frill.
2
To become wrinkled.
3
To provide or decorate with a frill or frills; to turn back in crimped plaits.

🔄 Synonyms of "Frill"

3 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
ruffleverb	(transitive) To make a ruffle in; to curl or flute, as an edge of fabric.
flouncenoun	To move in a bouncy, exaggerated manner.
furbelownoun	A frill, flounce, or ruffle, as on clothing; a decorative piece of fabric, especially one gathered or pleated as into a ruffle, etc.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Frill"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
rufflenoun	Any gathered or curled strip of fabric added as trim or decoration.
furbelownoun	A frill, flounce, or ruffle, as on clothing; a decorative piece of fabric, especially one gathered or pleated as into a ruffle, etc.
flouncenoun	The act of flouncing; a dramatic departure.
superfluitynoun	The quality or state of being superfluous; overflowingness.
fringenoun	(also figurative) A marginal or peripheral part.
shirt-frillnoun	(historical) A fine cambric frill worn in the early years of the 19th century on the breast of the shirt.
ribbonnoun	A long, narrow strip of material used for decoration of clothing or the hair or gift wrapping.
balayeusenoun	A protecting ruffle or frill, as of silk or lace, sewn close to the lower edge of a skirt on the inside.
purflenoun	An ornamental border on clothing, furniture or a violin; beading, stringing.
trimmingverb	(uncountable) The act or process of someone who trims.
chiffonnoun	A lightweight, balanced plain-woven sheer fabric, or gauze, like gossamer, woven of alternate S- and Z-twist crepe (high-twist) yarns made of silk, polyester, or cotton.
trimnoun	(uncountable) Decoration; especially, decoration placed along edges or borders.
purlnoun	A particular stitch in knitting in which the working yarn is pulled through an existing stitch from front to back.
pearlnoun	(literally) A shelly concretion, usually rounded, and having a brilliant luster, with varying tints, found in the mantle, or between the mantle and shell, of certain bivalve mollusks, especially in the pearl oysters and river mussels, and sometimes in certain univalves. It is usually due to a secretion of shelly substance around some irritating foreign particle. Its substance is the same as nacre, or mother-of-pearl. Round lustrous pearls are used in jewellery.
jabotnoun	A cascading or ornamental frill down the front of a blouse, shirt, etc.
favornoun	A kind or helpful deed; an instance of voluntarily assisting (someone).
filletnoun	A thin strip of any material, in various technical uses.
lappetnoun	A small decorative fold or flap, especially of lace or muslin, in a garment or headdress.
strapnoun	A long, narrow, pliable strip of leather, cloth, or the like.
listnoun	A strip of fabric, especially from the edge of a piece of cloth.