Definition of frill in English:

frill

noun frɪlfrɪl

1A strip of gathered or pleated material sewn on to a garment or larger piece of material as a decorative edging or ornament.
（服装等的）褶边；荷叶边；饰边
Example sentencesExamples
- Kelly dressed in one of her grandmother's latest proper girl dresses, which usually included lace or frills or both.
- Perhaps you prefer romantic lace, trendy ruching, vintage frays, dressy frills or the latest dirty-denim.
- Everyone knows that a cute outfit is made with nice light colors and pretty frills.
- It was pink, with frills around the collar and bottom hem.
- What if it turns out that you look really hot in frills?
- It was black, all right… and it had frills on the collar and sleeves.
- The hallway of Van Beveren's house is filled with colourful tops, dresses and bathing suits with strategically placed frills, bold prints or appliqués.
- There was enough for the body and the sleeves, but not enough for the frills on the sleeve or the button band.
- She finally settled on French toast, and rose in her night gown that matched the yellow walls, with light frills on the bottom and sleeves.
- The white pillow with frills on Rita's bed made an excellent muffle for the young heroine's pain-wretched moans.
- It had frills at the end of the sleeves and exposed her shoulders.
- There were tucks and folds and frills and bows and lace and rhinestones and embroidery and ribbons all over it.
- He sported a purple waistcoat with gold stripes and frills of lace at his throat and cuffs.
- The sleeves of the shirt were, thanks to Allicia, immaculately black, the frills of the cuffs ruffled lightly.
- Or add on the frills, scrunched sleeves and bows for a very very feminine blouse, like the pink Vuitton one on the right.
- Her frill tore and her shoulder and her tattoo were revealed.
- It was a white color with long sleeves, a full skirt with lace and frills galore, and a low but modest bodice edged with pearls.
- It was a light pale blue dress with spaghetti straps, simple, no frills or lace, that was made of some sort of slightly lustrous material.
- Lace was tied at the top, and it had little frills around spaghetti straps.
- The shutters were latched and a faint light illuminated the embroidered curtain frills and the white satin duvet folded neatly across the bed.
Synonyms
ruffle, flounce, ruff, furbelow, jabot, peplum, flute, ruche, ruching, gather, tuck, fringe
archaic purfle
1. 1.1 A thing resembling a frill in appearance or function.
  类似褶边的东西
  tiny frills of foam glistened white on the sea
  Example sentencesExamples
  To overcome the wax problem one may use a paper frill, or a silver foil mince pie container to create a collar containing the wax.
  One variety has double flowers that are a mass of frills but it almost seems like too much perfection in one flower.
  In his book on orchids he documents the elaborate frills and furbelows, gimmicks and traps, that lure and exploit insect pollinators, thereby ensuring cross-fertilization.
2. 1.2 A natural fringe of feathers or hair on a bird or other animal.
  （鸟或其他动物的）缘羽，缘毛
  Example sentencesExamples
  These reptiles are often ornamented with a crest of scales along the back, as well as assorted spines, frills, and throat fans; all this gives them a remarkably prehistoric appearance.
3. 1.3 An upward-curving bony plate extending behind the skull of many ceratopsian dinosaurs.
  〔古生物〕（延伸在角龙亚目恐龙头骨后的）向上弯曲的骨板，骨皱，骨褶
  Example sentencesExamples
  Three prominent horns and a large frill at the back of the skull are the distinguishing characteristics of Triceratops.
  On some Triceratops fossils, both on the face and on the frill (the only plate extending back over its neck), there are healed puncture wounds.
  So ceratopsian frills may also have functioned as heat radiators, or signaling devices, or to attract mates, in addition to whatever protective function they may or may not have had.
  For example, let's say you've got an eight-foot long skull of a Triceratops-like dinosaur adorned with horns over the nose and eyes, and an elongated bony frill sticking out behind.
  Their ornamented dome may have served as a communication system that was primarily visual within species, analogous to the crests, horns, and frills of ceratopsid dinosaurs.
2usually frillsAn unnecessary extra feature or embellishment.
〈喻〉不必添加的特色；无用的装饰，虚饰
it was just a comfortable flat with no frills
那正是一套舒适而又简洁的公寓。
Example sentencesExamples
- However, thanks to its extra frills like a high-resolution screen and the camera, it retails at a steep price of $999.
- But the San Francisco Chronicle declared that it is ‘a routine thriller, with Western frills and fringes’.
- The lines and silhouettes throughout the room were smooth and clean, devoid of frills or embellishments.
- Natchez brings big New Orleans flavors to the East Village, without frills or gimmicks.
- First, you make well-intentioned promises to throw a small, intimate gathering, with minimal frills and no bells or whistles.
- At the same time, youth counsellors have been cut out of Toronto's public education system as a frill.
- Cross argues that dismissing music as a useless frill smacks of ethnocentricity.
- ‘Our clients are paying for our services, not the extra frills of working from the glassy palaces of Covent Garden,’ he said.
- Some of the tax code's frills and furbelows are justifiable.
- They want no fuss, frills, complications and definitely no maintenance.
- It's as nice a defensive pistol as you can buy, with every feature needed and no unnecessary frills.
- And while we like mass transit, door-to-door school bus service is a frill they should cut.
- In an article last October, I described how my wife and I planned to chop around £800 a month from our expenses by cutting back on unnecessary luxuries, frills and trimmings.
- For the person who wants a solid variety of programming but doesn't want any extra frills, this is the way to go.
- The symposium will bring together a host of experts, and help us have new perspectives in which history and their players appear without frills.
- Donald's focus underscores a basic fact in business today: Training and learning are not extras or frills.
- ‘In an economic downturn, you cut out the frills,’ Funderburg says.
- They don't include a whole lot of frills and extras, but the end result is a cheaper priced board.
- There are big changes coming up on the website, with added frills and better accessibility.
- All told, this disc presents a pleasant slate of pop jazz tunes with no frills.
Synonyms
ostentation, ornamentation, decoration, embellishment, fanciness, fuss, chichi, garnishing, garnishment, gilding, excess
trimmings, affectations, extras, additions, non-essentials, luxuries, extravagances, superfluities
informal jazz, jazziness, flashiness, fandangle
rare folderols, fallalery

Derivatives

frilled

adjective frɪld

She wore a conservative blouse of dark cream chiffon, with a high, frilled collar and ruffles up the front.
Example sentencesExamples
- To my delight, it really is frilled and ruffled.
- The petals may be overlapped, recurved, frilled, crinkled or ruffled.
- Children's clothing now allows for a lot of freedom of movement, and dainty frocks and frilled shirts are strictly for birthday parties and such.
- Their frilled petals are the palest lavender-pink, almost white, and they have fine pink lines which lead into the greenish yellow depths.

frillery

noun

Remove all of this nasty green frillery and replace it with good British blackthorn, beech or other ‘proper’ hedge.
Example sentencesExamples
- Patches might be worn by badge holders, but the actual badge is the talisman, the other just frillery.
- That's serious stuff, folks - and incredibly tasty - but described without fanfare and presented with grace in lieu of frillery.

Origin

Late 16th century: from or related to Flemish frul.

Rhymes

bill, Brazil, brill, Camille, chill, cookchill, dill, distil (US distill), downhill, drill, Edgehill, Estoril, fill, freewill, fulfil (US fulfill), Gill, goodwill, grill, grille, hill, ill, instil, kill, krill, mil, mill, nil, Phil, pill, quadrille, quill, rill, Seville, shill, shrill, sill, skill, spadille, spill, squill, still, stock-still, swill, thill, thrill, till, trill, twill, until, uphill, will

Definition of frill in US English:

frill

nounfrilfrɪl

1A strip of gathered or pleated material sewn by one side onto a garment or larger piece of material as a decorative edging or ornament.
（服装等的）褶边；荷叶边；饰边
Example sentencesExamples
- There was enough for the body and the sleeves, but not enough for the frills on the sleeve or the button band.
- It was a white color with long sleeves, a full skirt with lace and frills galore, and a low but modest bodice edged with pearls.
- Or add on the frills, scrunched sleeves and bows for a very very feminine blouse, like the pink Vuitton one on the right.
- He sported a purple waistcoat with gold stripes and frills of lace at his throat and cuffs.
- It was black, all right… and it had frills on the collar and sleeves.
- The hallway of Van Beveren's house is filled with colourful tops, dresses and bathing suits with strategically placed frills, bold prints or appliqués.
- What if it turns out that you look really hot in frills?
- It was a light pale blue dress with spaghetti straps, simple, no frills or lace, that was made of some sort of slightly lustrous material.
- Lace was tied at the top, and it had little frills around spaghetti straps.
- Everyone knows that a cute outfit is made with nice light colors and pretty frills.
- There were tucks and folds and frills and bows and lace and rhinestones and embroidery and ribbons all over it.
- Perhaps you prefer romantic lace, trendy ruching, vintage frays, dressy frills or the latest dirty-denim.
- The shutters were latched and a faint light illuminated the embroidered curtain frills and the white satin duvet folded neatly across the bed.
- Kelly dressed in one of her grandmother's latest proper girl dresses, which usually included lace or frills or both.
- It had frills at the end of the sleeves and exposed her shoulders.
- The white pillow with frills on Rita's bed made an excellent muffle for the young heroine's pain-wretched moans.
- The sleeves of the shirt were, thanks to Allicia, immaculately black, the frills of the cuffs ruffled lightly.
- She finally settled on French toast, and rose in her night gown that matched the yellow walls, with light frills on the bottom and sleeves.
- It was pink, with frills around the collar and bottom hem.
- Her frill tore and her shoulder and her tattoo were revealed.
Synonyms
ruffle, flounce, ruff, furbelow, jabot, peplum, flute, ruche, ruching, gather, tuck, fringe
1. 1.1 A thing resembling a frill in appearance or function.
  类似褶边的东西
  a frill of silver hair surrounded a shining bald pate
  一圈银发围绕着一个亮光光的秃头。
  Example sentencesExamples
  One variety has double flowers that are a mass of frills but it almost seems like too much perfection in one flower.
  To overcome the wax problem one may use a paper frill, or a silver foil mince pie container to create a collar containing the wax.
  In his book on orchids he documents the elaborate frills and furbelows, gimmicks and traps, that lure and exploit insect pollinators, thereby ensuring cross-fertilization.
2. 1.2 A natural fringe of feathers or hair on a bird or other animal.
  （鸟或其他动物的）缘羽，缘毛
  Example sentencesExamples
  These reptiles are often ornamented with a crest of scales along the back, as well as assorted spines, frills, and throat fans; all this gives them a remarkably prehistoric appearance.
3. 1.3 An upward-curving bony plate extending behind the skull of many ceratopsian dinosaurs.
  〔古生物〕（延伸在角龙亚目恐龙头骨后的）向上弯曲的骨板，骨皱，骨褶
  Example sentencesExamples
  For example, let's say you've got an eight-foot long skull of a Triceratops-like dinosaur adorned with horns over the nose and eyes, and an elongated bony frill sticking out behind.
  So ceratopsian frills may also have functioned as heat radiators, or signaling devices, or to attract mates, in addition to whatever protective function they may or may not have had.
  Their ornamented dome may have served as a communication system that was primarily visual within species, analogous to the crests, horns, and frills of ceratopsid dinosaurs.
  Three prominent horns and a large frill at the back of the skull are the distinguishing characteristics of Triceratops.
  On some Triceratops fossils, both on the face and on the frill (the only plate extending back over its neck), there are healed puncture wounds.
2usually frillsAn unnecessary extra feature or embellishment.
〈喻〉不必添加的特色；无用的装饰，虚饰
it was just a comfortable apartment with no frills
那正是一套舒适而又简洁的公寓。
Example sentencesExamples
- Natchez brings big New Orleans flavors to the East Village, without frills or gimmicks.
- And while we like mass transit, door-to-door school bus service is a frill they should cut.
- For the person who wants a solid variety of programming but doesn't want any extra frills, this is the way to go.
- But the San Francisco Chronicle declared that it is ‘a routine thriller, with Western frills and fringes’.
- ‘Our clients are paying for our services, not the extra frills of working from the glassy palaces of Covent Garden,’ he said.
- It's as nice a defensive pistol as you can buy, with every feature needed and no unnecessary frills.
- At the same time, youth counsellors have been cut out of Toronto's public education system as a frill.
- Some of the tax code's frills and furbelows are justifiable.
- All told, this disc presents a pleasant slate of pop jazz tunes with no frills.
- The symposium will bring together a host of experts, and help us have new perspectives in which history and their players appear without frills.
- However, thanks to its extra frills like a high-resolution screen and the camera, it retails at a steep price of $999.
- They don't include a whole lot of frills and extras, but the end result is a cheaper priced board.
- The lines and silhouettes throughout the room were smooth and clean, devoid of frills or embellishments.
- First, you make well-intentioned promises to throw a small, intimate gathering, with minimal frills and no bells or whistles.
- Cross argues that dismissing music as a useless frill smacks of ethnocentricity.
- There are big changes coming up on the website, with added frills and better accessibility.
- In an article last October, I described how my wife and I planned to chop around £800 a month from our expenses by cutting back on unnecessary luxuries, frills and trimmings.
- ‘In an economic downturn, you cut out the frills,’ Funderburg says.
- They want no fuss, frills, complications and definitely no maintenance.
- Donald's focus underscores a basic fact in business today: Training and learning are not extras or frills.
Synonyms
ostentation, ornamentation, decoration, embellishment, fanciness, fuss, chichi, garnishing, garnishment, gilding, excess

Origin

Late 16th century: from or related to Flemish frul.

词汇	frill
释义	Definition of frill in English: frill noun frɪlfrɪl 1A strip of gathered or pleated material sewn on to a garment or larger piece of material as a decorative edging or ornament. （服装等的）褶边；荷叶边；饰边 Example sentencesExamples Kelly dressed in one of her grandmother's latest proper girl dresses, which usually included lace or frills or both. Perhaps you prefer romantic lace, trendy ruching, vintage frays, dressy frills or the latest dirty-denim. Everyone knows that a cute outfit is made with nice light colors and pretty frills. It was pink, with frills around the collar and bottom hem. What if it turns out that you look really hot in frills? It was black, all right… and it had frills on the collar and sleeves. The hallway of Van Beveren's house is filled with colourful tops, dresses and bathing suits with strategically placed frills, bold prints or appliqués. There was enough for the body and the sleeves, but not enough for the frills on the sleeve or the button band. She finally settled on French toast, and rose in her night gown that matched the yellow walls, with light frills on the bottom and sleeves. The white pillow with frills on Rita's bed made an excellent muffle for the young heroine's pain-wretched moans. It had frills at the end of the sleeves and exposed her shoulders. There were tucks and folds and frills and bows and lace and rhinestones and embroidery and ribbons all over it. He sported a purple waistcoat with gold stripes and frills of lace at his throat and cuffs. The sleeves of the shirt were, thanks to Allicia, immaculately black, the frills of the cuffs ruffled lightly. Or add on the frills, scrunched sleeves and bows for a very very feminine blouse, like the pink Vuitton one on the right. Her frill tore and her shoulder and her tattoo were revealed. It was a white color with long sleeves, a full skirt with lace and frills galore, and a low but modest bodice edged with pearls. It was a light pale blue dress with spaghetti straps, simple, no frills or lace, that was made of some sort of slightly lustrous material. Lace was tied at the top, and it had little frills around spaghetti straps. The shutters were latched and a faint light illuminated the embroidered curtain frills and the white satin duvet folded neatly across the bed. Synonyms ruffle, flounce, ruff, furbelow, jabot, peplum, flute, ruche, ruching, gather, tuck, fringe archaic purfle 1.1 A thing resembling a frill in appearance or function. 类似褶边的东西 tiny frills of foam glistened white on the sea Example sentencesExamples To overcome the wax problem one may use a paper frill, or a silver foil mince pie container to create a collar containing the wax. One variety has double flowers that are a mass of frills but it almost seems like too much perfection in one flower. In his book on orchids he documents the elaborate frills and furbelows, gimmicks and traps, that lure and exploit insect pollinators, thereby ensuring cross-fertilization. 1.2 A natural fringe of feathers or hair on a bird or other animal. （鸟或其他动物的）缘羽，缘毛 Example sentencesExamples These reptiles are often ornamented with a crest of scales along the back, as well as assorted spines, frills, and throat fans; all this gives them a remarkably prehistoric appearance. 1.3 An upward-curving bony plate extending behind the skull of many ceratopsian dinosaurs. 〔古生物〕（延伸在角龙亚目恐龙头骨后的）向上弯曲的骨板，骨皱，骨褶 Example sentencesExamples Three prominent horns and a large frill at the back of the skull are the distinguishing characteristics of Triceratops. On some Triceratops fossils, both on the face and on the frill (the only plate extending back over its neck), there are healed puncture wounds. So ceratopsian frills may also have functioned as heat radiators, or signaling devices, or to attract mates, in addition to whatever protective function they may or may not have had. For example, let's say you've got an eight-foot long skull of a Triceratops-like dinosaur adorned with horns over the nose and eyes, and an elongated bony frill sticking out behind. Their ornamented dome may have served as a communication system that was primarily visual within species, analogous to the crests, horns, and frills of ceratopsid dinosaurs. 2usually frillsAn unnecessary extra feature or embellishment. 〈喻〉不必添加的特色；无用的装饰，虚饰 it was just a comfortable flat with no frills 那正是一套舒适而又简洁的公寓。 Example sentencesExamples However, thanks to its extra frills like a high-resolution screen and the camera, it retails at a steep price of $999. But the San Francisco Chronicle declared that it is ‘a routine thriller, with Western frills and fringes’. The lines and silhouettes throughout the room were smooth and clean, devoid of frills or embellishments. Natchez brings big New Orleans flavors to the East Village, without frills or gimmicks. First, you make well-intentioned promises to throw a small, intimate gathering, with minimal frills and no bells or whistles. At the same time, youth counsellors have been cut out of Toronto's public education system as a frill. Cross argues that dismissing music as a useless frill smacks of ethnocentricity. ‘Our clients are paying for our services, not the extra frills of working from the glassy palaces of Covent Garden,’ he said. Some of the tax code's frills and furbelows are justifiable. They want no fuss, frills, complications and definitely no maintenance. It's as nice a defensive pistol as you can buy, with every feature needed and no unnecessary frills. And while we like mass transit, door-to-door school bus service is a frill they should cut. In an article last October, I described how my wife and I planned to chop around £800 a month from our expenses by cutting back on unnecessary luxuries, frills and trimmings. For the person who wants a solid variety of programming but doesn't want any extra frills, this is the way to go. The symposium will bring together a host of experts, and help us have new perspectives in which history and their players appear without frills. Donald's focus underscores a basic fact in business today: Training and learning are not extras or frills. ‘In an economic downturn, you cut out the frills,’ Funderburg says. They don't include a whole lot of frills and extras, but the end result is a cheaper priced board. There are big changes coming up on the website, with added frills and better accessibility. All told, this disc presents a pleasant slate of pop jazz tunes with no frills. Synonyms ostentation, ornamentation, decoration, embellishment, fanciness, fuss, chichi, garnishing, garnishment, gilding, excess trimmings, affectations, extras, additions, non-essentials, luxuries, extravagances, superfluities informal jazz, jazziness, flashiness, fandangle rare folderols, fallalery Derivatives frilled adjective frɪld She wore a conservative blouse of dark cream chiffon, with a high, frilled collar and ruffles up the front. Example sentencesExamples To my delight, it really is frilled and ruffled. The petals may be overlapped, recurved, frilled, crinkled or ruffled. Children's clothing now allows for a lot of freedom of movement, and dainty frocks and frilled shirts are strictly for birthday parties and such. Their frilled petals are the palest lavender-pink, almost white, and they have fine pink lines which lead into the greenish yellow depths. frillery noun Remove all of this nasty green frillery and replace it with good British blackthorn, beech or other ‘proper’ hedge. Example sentencesExamples Patches might be worn by badge holders, but the actual badge is the talisman, the other just frillery. That's serious stuff, folks - and incredibly tasty - but described without fanfare and presented with grace in lieu of frillery. Origin Late 16th century: from or related to Flemish frul. Rhymes bill, Brazil, brill, Camille, chill, cookchill, dill, distil (US distill), downhill, drill, Edgehill, Estoril, fill, freewill, fulfil (US fulfill), Gill, goodwill, grill, grille, hill, ill, instil, kill, krill, mil, mill, nil, Phil, pill, quadrille, quill, rill, Seville, shill, shrill, sill, skill, spadille, spill, squill, still, stock-still, swill, thill, thrill, till, trill, twill, until, uphill, will Definition of frill in US English: frill nounfrilfrɪl 1A strip of gathered or pleated material sewn by one side onto a garment or larger piece of material as a decorative edging or ornament. （服装等的）褶边；荷叶边；饰边 Example sentencesExamples There was enough for the body and the sleeves, but not enough for the frills on the sleeve or the button band. It was a white color with long sleeves, a full skirt with lace and frills galore, and a low but modest bodice edged with pearls. Or add on the frills, scrunched sleeves and bows for a very very feminine blouse, like the pink Vuitton one on the right. He sported a purple waistcoat with gold stripes and frills of lace at his throat and cuffs. It was black, all right… and it had frills on the collar and sleeves. The hallway of Van Beveren's house is filled with colourful tops, dresses and bathing suits with strategically placed frills, bold prints or appliqués. What if it turns out that you look really hot in frills? It was a light pale blue dress with spaghetti straps, simple, no frills or lace, that was made of some sort of slightly lustrous material. Lace was tied at the top, and it had little frills around spaghetti straps. Everyone knows that a cute outfit is made with nice light colors and pretty frills. There were tucks and folds and frills and bows and lace and rhinestones and embroidery and ribbons all over it. Perhaps you prefer romantic lace, trendy ruching, vintage frays, dressy frills or the latest dirty-denim. The shutters were latched and a faint light illuminated the embroidered curtain frills and the white satin duvet folded neatly across the bed. Kelly dressed in one of her grandmother's latest proper girl dresses, which usually included lace or frills or both. It had frills at the end of the sleeves and exposed her shoulders. The white pillow with frills on Rita's bed made an excellent muffle for the young heroine's pain-wretched moans. The sleeves of the shirt were, thanks to Allicia, immaculately black, the frills of the cuffs ruffled lightly. She finally settled on French toast, and rose in her night gown that matched the yellow walls, with light frills on the bottom and sleeves. It was pink, with frills around the collar and bottom hem. Her frill tore and her shoulder and her tattoo were revealed. Synonyms ruffle, flounce, ruff, furbelow, jabot, peplum, flute, ruche, ruching, gather, tuck, fringe 1.1 A thing resembling a frill in appearance or function. 类似褶边的东西 a frill of silver hair surrounded a shining bald pate 一圈银发围绕着一个亮光光的秃头。 Example sentencesExamples One variety has double flowers that are a mass of frills but it almost seems like too much perfection in one flower. To overcome the wax problem one may use a paper frill, or a silver foil mince pie container to create a collar containing the wax. In his book on orchids he documents the elaborate frills and furbelows, gimmicks and traps, that lure and exploit insect pollinators, thereby ensuring cross-fertilization. 1.2 A natural fringe of feathers or hair on a bird or other animal. （鸟或其他动物的）缘羽，缘毛 Example sentencesExamples These reptiles are often ornamented with a crest of scales along the back, as well as assorted spines, frills, and throat fans; all this gives them a remarkably prehistoric appearance. 1.3 An upward-curving bony plate extending behind the skull of many ceratopsian dinosaurs. 〔古生物〕（延伸在角龙亚目恐龙头骨后的）向上弯曲的骨板，骨皱，骨褶 Example sentencesExamples For example, let's say you've got an eight-foot long skull of a Triceratops-like dinosaur adorned with horns over the nose and eyes, and an elongated bony frill sticking out behind. So ceratopsian frills may also have functioned as heat radiators, or signaling devices, or to attract mates, in addition to whatever protective function they may or may not have had. Their ornamented dome may have served as a communication system that was primarily visual within species, analogous to the crests, horns, and frills of ceratopsid dinosaurs. Three prominent horns and a large frill at the back of the skull are the distinguishing characteristics of Triceratops. On some Triceratops fossils, both on the face and on the frill (the only plate extending back over its neck), there are healed puncture wounds. 2usually frillsAn unnecessary extra feature or embellishment. 〈喻〉不必添加的特色；无用的装饰，虚饰 it was just a comfortable apartment with no frills 那正是一套舒适而又简洁的公寓。 Example sentencesExamples Natchez brings big New Orleans flavors to the East Village, without frills or gimmicks. And while we like mass transit, door-to-door school bus service is a frill they should cut. For the person who wants a solid variety of programming but doesn't want any extra frills, this is the way to go. But the San Francisco Chronicle declared that it is ‘a routine thriller, with Western frills and fringes’. ‘Our clients are paying for our services, not the extra frills of working from the glassy palaces of Covent Garden,’ he said. It's as nice a defensive pistol as you can buy, with every feature needed and no unnecessary frills. At the same time, youth counsellors have been cut out of Toronto's public education system as a frill. Some of the tax code's frills and furbelows are justifiable. All told, this disc presents a pleasant slate of pop jazz tunes with no frills. The symposium will bring together a host of experts, and help us have new perspectives in which history and their players appear without frills. However, thanks to its extra frills like a high-resolution screen and the camera, it retails at a steep price of $999. They don't include a whole lot of frills and extras, but the end result is a cheaper priced board. The lines and silhouettes throughout the room were smooth and clean, devoid of frills or embellishments. First, you make well-intentioned promises to throw a small, intimate gathering, with minimal frills and no bells or whistles. Cross argues that dismissing music as a useless frill smacks of ethnocentricity. There are big changes coming up on the website, with added frills and better accessibility. In an article last October, I described how my wife and I planned to chop around £800 a month from our expenses by cutting back on unnecessary luxuries, frills and trimmings. ‘In an economic downturn, you cut out the frills,’ Funderburg says. They want no fuss, frills, complications and definitely no maintenance. Donald's focus underscores a basic fact in business today: Training and learning are not extras or frills. Synonyms ostentation, ornamentation, decoration, embellishment, fanciness, fuss, chichi, garnishing, garnishment, gilding, excess Origin Late 16th century: from or related to Flemish frul.
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