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   frill (frĭl), v. i. [imp. & p. p. frilled (frĭld); p. pr. & vb. n. frilling.] [OF. friller, fr. L. frigidulus somewhat cold, dim. of frigidus cold; akin to F. frileux chilly.]
   1. To shake or shiver as with cold; as, “the hawk frills”.  Johnson.
   
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   2. (Photog.) To wrinkle; -- said of the gelatin film.
   
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   Frill, v. t. To provide or decorate with a frill or frills; to turn back. in crimped plaits; as, “to frill a cap”.
   
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   Frill, n. [See Frill, v. i.]. (Zool.) (a) A ruffing of a bird's feathers from cold. (b) A ruffle, consisting of a fold of membrane, of hairs, or of feathers, around the neck of an animal. See Frilled lizard (below). (c) A similar ruffle around the legs or other appendages of animals. (d) A ruffled varex or fold on certain shells.
   
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   2. A border or edging secured at one edge and left free at the other, usually fluted or crimped like a very narrow flounce.
   
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   3. Hence: Something superfluous, such as an ornament, or an additional function on a device or in a system not essential to the basic operation. -- Commonly used in the phrase no frills, used adjectively to indicate a fully functional but economical device or service; as, “an economical no-frills airline”.
   
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