frilling

[ fril-ing ]
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noun
  1. frilled edging.

Origin of frilling

1
First recorded in 1805–15; frill + -ing1

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How to use frilling in a sentence

  • She wore a black, closely fitting dress, touched at throat and wrists with white frilling.

    In a German Pension | Katherine Mansfield
  • She gave these answers, with her attention apparently absorbed in folding and refolding the frilling on her nightgown.

    The Moonstone | Wilkie Collins
  • Her fingers dropped from the frilling of her nightgown, and her fierce black eyes flashed at me.

    The Moonstone | Wilkie Collins
  • Her fingers went back to the frilling, and she turned her head sullenly away from me.

    The Moonstone | Wilkie Collins
  • Deep and graceful frilling on the lip is always characteristic of this species; it reaches absolute perfection here.

    The Woodlands Orchids | Frederick Boyle