Definitions for frillings

frillings frill·ing

Spelling: [fril-ing]
IPA: /ˈfrɪl ɪŋ/

Frillings is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 159 anagrams from letters in frillings (fgiillnrs).

Definitions for frillings

noun

  1. frilled edging.
  2. a trimming, as a strip of cloth or lace, gathered at one edge and left loose at the other; ruffle.
  3. something resembling such a trimming, as the fringe of hair on the chest of some dogs.
  4. affectation of manner, style, etc.
  5. something superfluous.
  6. Photography. wrinkling or loosening of an emulsion at the edges, usually due to excessively high temperature during developing.
  7. frilled edging.
  8. a trimming, as a strip of cloth or lace, gathered at one edge and left loose at the other; ruffle.
  9. something resembling such a trimming, as the fringe of hair on the chest of some dogs.
  10. affectation of manner, style, etc.
  11. something superfluous.
  12. 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.
  3. to trim or ornament with a frill or frills.
  4. to form into a frill.

verb (used without object)

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

Origin of frillings

First recorded in 1805-15; frill + -ing1

Examples for frillings

She covered her chairs with Turkey-red cotton, frilling them round the seats.

This removed the necessity of dialysing, and helped to lessen the evils of decomposition and “frilling.”

This is called "frilling," and occurs when the developer is too warm.

She gave these answers, with her attention apparently absorbed in folding and refolding the frilling on her nightgown.

A tie-pin or stud was also seen in the centre of the stock or frilling.

The front is trimmed with fullings of satin, attached to which, and frilling back, is a row of pointed lace.

Her fingers went back to the frilling, and she turned her head sullenly away from me.

The orange of the enormous lip and the frilling specially fine.

Although the methods just described will check the frilling, they will not remove its effects.

Her fingers dropped from the frilling of her nightgown, and her fierce black eyes flashed at me.

Her fingers went back to the frilling, and she turned her head sullenly away from me.

Although the methods just described will check the frilling, they will not remove its effects.

Her fingers dropped from the frilling of her nightgown, and her fierce black eyes flashed at me.

A tie-pin or stud was also seen in the centre of the stock or frilling.

This removed the necessity of dialysing, and helped to lessen the evils of decomposition and “frilling.”

This is called "frilling," and occurs when the developer is too warm.

The front is trimmed with fullings of satin, attached to which, and frilling back, is a row of pointed lace.

She covered her chairs with Turkey-red cotton, frilling them round the seats.

The orange of the enormous lip and the frilling specially fine.

She gave these answers, with her attention apparently absorbed in folding and refolding the frilling on her nightgown.

Word Value for frillings
Scrable

12

Words with friends

16

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