frill

Example Sentences

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He points to where the three horns should be at the top of the frill, but the one in the middle is missing.

From BBC • May 19, 2025

Color was a frill, and perhaps an illusion.

From Salon • Nov. 16, 2024

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

From Slate • Aug. 23, 2024

The huge plant-eater boasted a splendid frill on its head, topped with spikes and two large horns which curved downwards like blades.

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