frillinesses

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frill⋅y

[fril-ee]

–adjective, frill⋅i⋅er, frill⋅i⋅est.

1.	covered with or marked by frills: Some of the more elaborate dress shirts have frilly fronts.

2.	frivolous; inconsequential: After a day of intense concentration and serious business, they feel like doing something frilly and amusing.

Origin:
1835–45; frill + -y ¹

Related forms:

frill⋅i⋅ness, noun

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