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4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Frill \Frill\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Frilled}; p. pr & vb n. {Frilling}.] [OF. friller, fr L. frigidulus somewhat cold, dim. of frigidus cold; akin to F. frileux chilly.] 1. To shake or shiver as with cold; as the hawk frills. --Johnson. 2. (Photog.) To wrinkle; -- said of the gelatin film. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Frill \Frill\, v. t. To provide or decorate with a frill or frills; to turn back in crimped plaits; as to frill a cap. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Frill \Frill\, n. [See {Frill}, v. i.]. (Zo["o]l.) a A ruffing of a bird's feathers from cold. b A ruffle, consisting of a fold of membrane, of hairs, or of feathers, around the neck of an animal. See {Frilled lizard} (below). c A similar ruffle around the legs or other appendages of animals. d A ruffled varex or fold on certain shells. 2. A border or edging secured at one edge and left free at the other usually fluted or crimped like a very narrow flounce. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: frill n : a strip of pleated material used as a decoration or a trim [syn: {flounce}, {ruffle}, {furbelow}]
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