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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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The ready-to-wear collection, all greys and blacks, combines frilliness with sobriety, exuding relaxed femininity.
Milan catwalks mix gloom and bloom by AFP / AFP Global Edition
Though not generally enthused with B&Bs which seem universally infected with frilliness we were enchanted by a two-night stay in this old house.
IN THE VINEYARD B&B GUESTS LEARN THE ART OF NURTURING WINE GRAPES by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
The second reason the city pundits and the media are so enthralled by M&S is far more basic than the frilliness of the nation's knickers.
CARMEN REID: Dowdy M&S must do better for us all by The Mirror (London, England)
 
 
 
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