Definitions for frill

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Spelling: [fril]

IPA: /frɪl/

Frill is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 32 anagrams from letters in frill (fillr).

Definitions for frill

noun

1. a trimming, as a strip of cloth or lace, gathered at one edge and left loose at the other; ruffle.
2. something resembling such a trimming, as the fringe of hair on the chest of some dogs.
3. affectation of manner, style, etc.
4. something superfluous.
5. Photography. wrinkling or loosening of an emulsion at the edges, usually due to excessively high temperature during developing.

verb (used with object)

1. to trim or ornament with a frill or frills.
2. to form into a frill.

verb (used without object)

1. Photography. (of an emulsion) to become wrinkled or loose.

Origin of frill

First recorded in 1585-95; origin uncertain

Examples for frill

Above these drawings there is a frill which falls back on the arm.

As she unfolded it, there was Miss Lucy, with a high dress, and frill round her neck.

A kind of ruffle or frill, worn formerly round the neck—a collar.

We have a picture of him at the age of five, in a nankeen frock and a frill.

The other edge is hemmed, and the frill is double the size round the neck.

When they are ready, flour them, and fry with the liver and frill until brown.

How delightfully they impart to each other the pattern of a cap, or flounce, or frill!

It is a jewel in a rosette of jewels, with a frill of weeds or turf.

Hence our verb to goffer, to give a cellular appearance to a frill.

The band should be half a nail in depth, and the frill is to be crimped as evenly as possible.