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frill

frill

2 3.1
A strip of fabric gathered or folded and sewn as a decorative edge on clothing
  • noun
  • /frɪl/
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  • The years have grayed the once blue plaster of her gown, the drape on her head, and the gathered white frill around her neck.
  • dresses with frills
  • frill on the collar
  • shirt frills

I'm going to keep these ones and we're saying goodbye to both the pairs of frill hem trousers.

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Examples

  • The dress had a lovely frill around the hem that added a touch of elegance.

  • She fusses with the bows and frills on the baby's outfit.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • With white frill on the sleeves and neck.

    Master Gardener (2023)

  • I'm going to keep these ones and we're saying goodbye to both the pairs of frill hem trousers.

    Freddy My Love

  • I finished the bodice part of the dress, so I have like the little frills and the shoulders.

  • There were so many amazing pieces, a lot of fringe, a lot of like frill embellishment, which are right up my alley.

  • Surely everyone wants a skirt that's got frills and pink hearts all over it.

  • And then you've also got these little frills on the sleeve which are finished with a Pearl trim.

  • It has a black frill on the collar, the hem, and the sleeves.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • You can add scallops and frills and dainty floral prints in softer shades of pink or Peach.

Synonyms

trim
vsfrill
34 3.8

A decorative edge on clothing

is a specific pleated or gathered fabric edging used for decoration
ruffle
vsfrill
21 5.6

A strip of gathered cloth used as a decorative edge on clothes

is the basic pleated or gathered edging rather than a specific collar form
fringe
vsfrill
12 4.7

A decorative edge of threads or tassels that hangs from something

is more about loose hanging threads rather than pleated or gathered edging
flounce
vsfrill
1 7.4

A strip of cloth with soft folds used to decorate clothes or curtains

is any pleated or gathered decorative edging used more broadly
furbelow
vsfrill
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A strip of cloth folded into small ruffles that decorates clothes or curtains

is similar but refers generally to any pleated or gathered edging
gauffer
vsfrill
  • Archaic
9.9

A decorative edge of small pressed folds on fabric or paper

is a general pleated or gathered edging not defined by a pressing method

How Decorative

flounce
1 7.4
ruffle
21 5.6
frill
2 3.1
trim
34 3.8

Surface Forms

frill singular
frills plural

Etymology

Frill grew from a word for a 'gathered' or 'ruffled' edge, much like the word ruffle. So a strip of fabric added to a dress or curtain is a frill because it is a decorative, gathered edge.