FRILL

v. n.

8 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
v.

To shake or shiver as with cold; as, the hawk frills. Johnson.

2.
v.

To wrinkle; -- said of the gelatin film.

3.
v.

To provide or decorate with a frill or frills; to turn back. in crimped plaits; as, to frill a cap.

4.
n.

A ruffing of a bird's feathers from cold.

5.
n.

A ruffle, consisting of a fold of membrane, of hairs, or of feathers, around the neck of an animal. See Frilled lizard (below).

6.
n.

A similar ruffle around the legs or other appendages of animals.

7.
n.

A ruffled varex or fold on certain shells.

8.
n.

A border or edging secured at one edge and left free at the other, usually fluted or crimped like a very narrow flounce.