I. ˈfril transitive verb
Date: 1574
: to provide or decorate with a frill
II. 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 ˈfri-lē adjective