noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A frilled ornamentation on clothing.

   "So she sat, corpselike, as we played at cards; the frillings and trimmings on her bridal dress, looking like earthy paper."

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of frill form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

beadingbindingborderingbraveryfalderalfestoon

Example

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"So she sat, corpselike, as we played at cards; the frillings and trimmings on her bridal dress, looking like earthy paper."

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