"frill" Definition

Definitions for the word "frill" from multiple English dictionaries.

1. v. i.
To shake or shiver as with cold; as, the hawk frills.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
2. v. i.
To wrinkle; -- said of the gelatin film.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
3. v. t.
To provide or decorate with a frill or frills; to turn back. in crimped plaits; as, to frill a cap.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
4. v. i.
A ruffing of a bird's feathers from cold.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
5. v. i.
A ruffle, consisting of a fold of membrane, of hairs, or of feathers, around the neck of an animal.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
6. v. i.
A similar ruffle around the legs or other appendages of animals.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
7. v. i.
A ruffled varex or fold on certain shells.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
8. v. i.
A border or edging secured at one edge and left free at the other, usually fluted or crimped like a very narrow flounce.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
9. n.
1 strip of gathered or pleated material as an ornamental edging. 2 (in pl.) Unnecessary embellishments. v. Decorate with a frill. frilly adj. (-ier, -iest). [origin unknown]
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884

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