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frilly

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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frill·y /ˈfrɪli/ adjective  DCCDECORATEdecorated with lots of frills 有饰边的,有褶边的 a frilly skirt 多褶边的裙子
Examples from the Corpus
frillyI've always wanted to be a frilly bloomer!Women in white boots, short shorts and frilly cowgirl outfits kicked up their heels on it.The frilly curtains on the wall?They reacted against factory-produced Victorian furniture with its frilly fretwork, clawed feet and laminated woods.a frilly nightgownClean bright bubbles form a frilly ruff around my neck.Clive wanted to see the manager with a broken nose, blood on his dicky bow and frilly shirt front.But in austere, plain-Jane face it seems unrelated to the next-door cousin that flies high in lacy, frilly stonework.Above us, a massive chandelier in sugar-doll pink cascades down in frilly waves.
frill·y adjectiveChineseSyllable
lots Corpus of decorated with frills


frilly
frilly /ˈfrɪli/ adjective
decorated with lots of frills:
    a frilly skirt


frillyBrE /ˈfrɪli/ 🔊NAmE /ˈfrɪli/ 🔊 adjectivehaving a lot of frills 多饰边的;多褶边的a frilly blouse多褶边的女衬衫