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Entry 6 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913

frill

/(frĭl)/ · IPA /fɹɪl/
01 v. i. To shake or shiver as with cold; as, the hawk frills.
imp. & p. p. frilled; p. pr. & vb. n. frilling
  1. 1.
    To shake or shiver as with cold; as, the hawk frills.
  2. 2.
    To wrinkle; -- said of the gelatin film.(Photog.)
02 v. t. To provide or decorate with a frill or frills; to turn back. in crimped plaits; as, to frill a cap.
  1. 1.
    To provide or decorate with a frill or frills; to turn back. in crimped plaits; as, to frill a cap.
03 n. A ruffing of a bird's feathers from cold.
  1. 1.
    A ruffing of a bird's feathers from cold.(Zool.)
  2. 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. 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.