frill

v. i.	1.	To shake or shiver as with cold; as, the hawk frills. [imp. & p. p. frilled (frĭld); p. pr. & vb. n. frilling.]
	2.	(Photog.) To wrinkle; - said of the gelatin film.
v. t.	1.	To provide or decorate with a frill or frills; to turn back. in crimped plaits; as, to frill a cap.
n.	1.	(Zool.) A ruffing of a bird's feathers from cold.
	2.	A border or edging secured at one edge and left free at the other, usually fluted or crimped like a very narrow flounce.
	3.	Something superfluous, such as an ornament, or an additional function on a device or in a system not essential to the basic operation. - Commonly used in the phrase no frills, used adjectively to indicate a fully functional but economical device or service; as, an economical no-frills airline.

Noun

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frill - a strip of pleated material used as a decoration or a trim Synonyms: flounce, furbelow, ruffle

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