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# frill

noun (a frill, frills); in phrase «no frills»

«frill» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A frill is a strip of cloth with lots of folds sewn on the edge of a dress, curtain or collar for decoration. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frill/#m1)
2. A frill is also a ruffle-like part on an animal, like the frill around the neck of a frilled lizard. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frill/#m2)
3. Frills are extra things that are nice but not needed (informal). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frill/#m3)

### In the lessons

In science, the frilled lizard of Australia spreads its neck frill to scare enemies. In everyday life «no-frills» means simple and cheap: a no-frills airline. In stories, frilly dresses show old-fashioned or fancy clothes.

### Examples

- Her party dress had a pink frill at the hem. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frill/#x1)
- The frilled lizard opened its frill and hissed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frill/#x2)
- It's a no-frills hotel, but it's clean. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frill/#x3)
- The curtains had lace frills. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frill/#x4)
- The dinosaur Triceratops had a big bony frill. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frill/#x5)
- I just want a plain cake, no frills. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frill/#x6)
- The lord took Jack in hands, dressed him from top to toe in broadcloth, and frills as white as snow, and turnpumps, and put a watch in his fob. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frill/#x7)

### Note

Adjective: frilly. «No frills» = basic, nothing extra.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «frill» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frill/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«frill» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/frill.html) on Mova free.