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frill

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: frill

1
 n
ornamental objects of no great value
2
 n
an external body part consisting of feathers or hair about the neck of a bird or other animal
3
 n
(paleontology) a bony plate that curves upward behind the skull of many ceratopsian dinosaurs
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: frill
1

n ornamental objects of no great value

Synonyms:
falderol, folderal, gimcrack, gimcrackery, nonsense, trumpery
Type of:
decoration, ornament, ornamentation
something used to beautify

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

Synonyms:
flounce, furbelow, ruffle
Types:
gauffer, goffer
an ornamental frill made by pressing pleats
jabot
a ruffle on the front of a woman's blouse or a man's shirt
peplum
a flared ruffle attached to the waistline of a dress or jacket or blouse
Type of:
adornment
a decoration of color or interest that is added to relieve plainness
2

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

Synonyms:
ruff
Type of:
external body part
any body part visible externally
3

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

Type of:
plate
any flat platelike body structure or part
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