Definitions for frill
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. frillnoun

   (paleontology) a bony plate that curves upward behind the skull of many ceratopsian dinosaurs

2. frill, ruffnoun

   an external body part consisting of feathers or hair about the neck of a bird or other animal

3. frill, flounce, ruffle, furbelownoun

   a strip of pleated material used as a decoration or a trim

4. folderal, falderol, frill, gimcrackery, gimcrack, nonsense, trumperynoun

   ornamental objects of no great value

GCIDERate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Frillnoun

   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.

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. frillnoun

   A strip of pleated material used as decoration or trim; a ruffle.

2. frillnoun

   A wrinkled edge to a film.

3. frillnoun

   A luxury.

4. frillverb

   To make something into a frill.

5. frillverb

   To become wrinkled.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Frillverb

   To quake or shiver with cold. Used of a hawk; as, the hawk frills. Dict.

   Etymology: frilleux, French.

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1. frill

   A frill is a decorative edge or trimming made by gathering or pleating a piece of material, often used on clothing, furniture, or other fabric items. It can also refer to an unnecessary or superfluous feature or addition in various other contexts.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Frillverb

   to shake or shiver as with cold; as, the hawk frills

2. Frillverb

   to wrinkle; -- said of the gelatin film

3. Frillverb

   to provide or decorate with a frill or frills; to turn back. in crimped plaits; as, to frill a cap

4. Frillverb

   a ruffing of a bird's feathers from cold

5. Frillverb

   a ruffle, consisting of a fold of membrane, of hairs, or of feathers, around the neck of an animal

6. Frillverb

   a similar ruffle around the legs or other appendages of animals

7. Frillverb

   a ruffled varex or fold on certain shells

8. Frillverb

   a border or edging secured at one edge and left free at the other, usually fluted or crimped like a very narrow flounce

9. Etymology: [See Frill, v. i.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Frill

   fril, v.i. to ruffle, as a hawk its feathers, when shivering.—v.t. to furnish with a frill.—n. a ruffle: a ruffled or crimped edging of linen.—ns. Frilled′-liz′ard, a lizard with an extraordinary frilled membrane attached to the hinder part of the head, neck, and chest, and covering its shoulders; Frill′ing, frilled edging. [Usually conn. with O. Fr. friller, to shiver; but prob. related to furl.]

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. frill

   Was an ornamental appendage to the shirt which officers and soldiers generally wore with regimentals. A small aperture was usually made at the top to admit the hook and eye of the uniform coat. Enlisted men generally wore frills detached from the coat.

Matched Categories

1. • External Body Part
   • Ornamentation
   • Paleontology
   • Plate

How to pronounce frill?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of frill in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of frill in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=frill
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=frill
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Frill
4. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=frill
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/frill
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=frill
8. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html