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

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frilling

The boxes in which the Celebros arrive have a picturesque design on the lid and a good deal of lace frilling round the edge, and she likes to have a box lying about.

From My Lady Nicotine A Study in Smoke by Prendergast, Maurice Brazil

"I eats them," said Stella, reversing her small cauliflower-like person on the sofa till only a circle of white rims with a nucleus of coventry frilling, with two pink legs kicking gently upward, were visible.

From Red Pottage by Cholmondeley, Mary

“Her best gown’ll look meaner, if all the lace be hung with cobwebs, and all the frilling lined with apple-parings,” said Temperance.

From It Might Have Been The Story of the Gunpowder Plot by Irwin, M. (Madelaine)

This is called "frilling," and occurs when the developer is too warm.

From Harper's Round Table, August 27, 1895 by Various

Blistering, staining and frilling will result in such a case, and I have known a print which was left in a warm fixing bath for an hour or more to be reduced beyond redemption.

From Bromide Printing and Enlarging A Practical Guide to the Making of Bromide Prints by Contact and Bromide Enlarging by Daylight and Artificial Light, With the Toning of Bromide Prints and Enlargements by Tennant, John A.