Толковый словарь английского языка - frill
Frill
frill
I. transitive verb Date: 1574 to provide or decorate with a ~, II. noun Etymology: perhaps from Dutch dialect (Brabant) frul ribbon bow, trifle Date: 1591 1. a gathered, pleated, or bias-cut fabric edging used on clothing, a strip of paper curled at one end and rolled to be slipped over the bone end (as of a chop) in serving, a ruff of hair or feathers or a bony or cartilaginous projection about the neck of an animal, 3. affectation , air , something decorative or useful and desirable but not essential ; luxury , ~y adjective
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n. & v. --n. 1 a a strip of material with one side gathered or pleated and the other left loose with a fluted appearance, used as an ornamental edging. b a similar paper ornament on a ham-knuckle, chop, etc. c a natural fringe of feathers, hair, etc., on an animal (esp. a bird) or a plant. 2 (in pl.) a unnecessary embellishments or accomplishments. b airs, affectation (put on frills). --v.tr. 1 decorate with a frill. 2 form into a frill. Phrases and idioms frill (or frilled) lizard a large N. Australian lizard, Chlamydosaurus kingii, with an erectile membrane round the neck. Derivatives frilled adj. frillery n. Etymology: 16th c.: orig. unkn. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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