English noun: frill |
1. | frill (body) (paleontology) a bony plate that curves upward behind the skull of many ceratopsian dinosaurs |
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| Broader (hypernym) | plate |
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| Domain category | fossilology, palaeontology, paleontology |
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2. | frill (body) an external body part consisting of feathers or hair about the neck of a bird or other animal |
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| Synonyms | ruff |
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| Broader (hypernym) | external body part |
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3. | frill (artifact) a strip of pleated material used as a decoration or a trim |
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| Synonyms | flounce, furbelow, ruffle |
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| Broader (hypernym) | adornment |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | gauffer, goffer, jabot, peplum |
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4. | frill (artifact) ornamental objects of no great value |
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| Synonyms | falderol, folderal, gimcrack, gimcrackery, nonsense, trumpery |
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| Broader (hypernym) | decoration, ornament, ornamentation |
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