frilling

American  

[fril-ing] / ˈfrɪl ɪŋ /

noun

1. frilled edging.

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Etymology

Origin of frilling

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

Example Sentences

“My woman” had evidently been instructed to take the young guest’s wardrobe under her care, since new ribbons and frilling now appeared with engaging frequency, giving quite an air to half-worn garments.

From A College Girl by Groome, William H. C.

Market-gardeners and cultivators make three sub-varieties, which are known as "Single-curled," "Double-curled," and "Triple-curled;" the difference consisting in the finer frilling, or curling, of the last named.

From The Field and Garden Vegetables of America Containing Full Descriptions of Nearly Eleven Hundred Species and Varietes; With Directions for Propagation, Culture and Use. by Burr, Fearing

In many schools music is frankly regarded as a nuisance, a sort of frilling that is inappropriate to the rigid texture of education.

From Spirit and Music by Hunt, H. Ernest

Deep and graceful frilling on the lip is always characteristic of this species; it reaches absolute perfection here.

From The Woodlands Orchids by Boyle, Frederick

Bella.—Distinguished especially by the fine purple frilling of the lip which, like the sepals and petals, is nearly white of ground.

From The Woodlands Orchids by Boyle, Frederick