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