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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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