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noun
A frill, flounce, or ruffle, as on clothing; a decorative piece of fabric, especially one gathered or pleated as into a ruffle, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A small, showy ornamentation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly
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verb
To adorn with a furbelow; to ornament.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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noun
a strip of pleated material used as a decoration or a trim
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: frill, flounce, ruffle
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: adornment
Narrower terms: goffer, gauffer, jabot, peplum
History
Corruption of falbala; first attested in the late 1600s or early 1700s. Not related to fur.
Across languages
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
