n.
Function: noun
Etymology: perhaps from Dutch dialect (Brabant) frul ribbon bow, trifle
Date: 1591
1 a : a gathered, pleated, or bias-cut fabric edging used on clothing b : a strip of paper curled at one end and rolled to be slipped over the bone end (as of a chop) in serving
2 : a ruff of hair or feathers or a bony or cartilaginous projection about the neck of an animal
3 a : AFFECTATION , AIR ― usually used in plural <an honest ⋯ man who had no frill s, ⋯ no nonsense about him ― W. A. White> b : something decorative or useful and desirable but not essential : LUXURY
– frilly \ ' fri-l ē \ adjective