frilling

[ fril-ing ]

/ ˈfrɪl ɪŋ /

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noun

Nearby words

frijoles refritos, frill, frill-necked lizard, frilled, frilled lizard, frilling, frills, frilly, frimaire, friml, friml, rudolf

Origin of frilling

First recorded in 1805–15; frill + -ing¹

Definition for frilling (2 of 2)

frill

[ fril ]

/ frɪl /

noun

a trimming, as a strip of cloth or lace, gathered at one edge and left loose at the other; ruffle.

something resembling such a trimming, as the fringe of hair on the chest of some dogs.

affectation of manner, style, etc.

something superfluous.

Photography. wrinkling or loosening of an emulsion at the edges, usually due to excessively high temperature during developing.

verb (used with object)

to trim or ornament with a frill or frills.

to form into a frill.

verb (used without object)

Photography. (of an emulsion) to become wrinkled or loose.

Origin of frill

First recorded in 1585–95; origin uncertain

Related formsfrill·er, nounun·frill, verb (used with object)

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Examples from the Web for frilling

Although the methods just described will check the frilling, they will not remove its effects.
The Barnet Book of Photography|Various
Her fingers went back to the frilling, and she turned her head sullenly away from me.
The Moonstone|Wilkie Collins
There was a frilling, or ruche, or tucker, about the throat that I think had been sewn into it three weeks before.
A Book of Ghosts|Sabine Baring-Gould
This removed the necessity of dialysing, and helped to lessen the evils of decomposition and “frilling.”
The Evolution of Photography |John Werge

A tie-pin or stud was also seen in the centre of the stock or frilling.
Dress design|Talbot Hughes

British Dictionary definitions for frilling

frill

/ (frɪl) /

noun

a gathered, ruched, or pleated strip of cloth sewn on at one edge only, as on garments, as ornament, or to give extra body

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

(often capital) a variety of domestic fancy pigeon having a ruff of curled feathers on the chest and cropFull name: oriental frill

photog a wrinkling or loosening of the emulsion at the edges of a negative or print

(often plural) informal a superfluous or pretentious thing or manner; affectationhe made a plain speech with no frills

verb

(tr) to adorn or fit with a frill or frills

to form into a frill or frills

(intr) photog (of an emulsion) to develop a frill

Derived Formsfrilliness, nounfrilly, adjective

Word Origin for frill

C14: perhaps of Flemish origin

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Word Origin and History for frilling

frill

"wavy ornamental edging," 1801 (with a doubtful attestation from 1590s), of uncertain origin despite much speculation [see OED]; figurative sense of "useless ornament" first recorded 1893. The verb meaning "to furnish with a frill" is recorded in 1570s. Related: Frilled.

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Definition for frilling (2 of 2)

frill

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frill

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