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frill

1. a ruff of hair or feathers around the neck of a dog or bird or a fold of skin around the neck of a reptile or amphibian
2. a variety of domestic fancy pigeon having a ruff of curled feathers on the chest and crop
3. Photog a wrinkling or loosening of the emulsion at the edges of a negative or print
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BLOOMING: The Roses in Newbridge, Co Kildare yesterday to try out the crown Pictures: DECLAN MASTERSON/PRESS22; FRILLY: Sarah Dwyer; GETTING AHEAD: Meagan Foley
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Beautician Sammy started buying frilly dresses and crystals for one-year-old Halle May before she was even born.
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She will be donning costumes, ranging from frilly to polka dotted gears, in loud shades.
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