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frill

[fril] / frɪl /


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It promised that the scorched frill at the bottom of a skillet was not failure, but the start of a sauce.

From Salon • Sep. 4, 2025

Measuring about five metres long and weighing two tonnes, the four-legged beasts had large heads, adorned with a distinctive bony frill and three horns.

From BBC • May 19, 2025

The subject doesn’t require a lot of rhetorical frill to have its effect.

From Slate • Aug. 23, 2024

And its frill was unlike any described so far: Not only did it sport two large, curved horns, it also boasted two spikes in the middle, one longer than the other.

From Science Magazine • Jun. 20, 2024

Their bodies, from throat to ankle, were hidden by black cloaks which bore a long silver cross on the left breast and each neck was finished off with a hambone frill.

From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding




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