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Meanings of frilly in English

Having decorative ruffles or frills.

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Usage of frilly in English
1
The bathroom was frilly, like a man's idea of a ladies' room.
Anthropology of an american girl: a novel
2
Who says lingerie can't be frilly and functional at the same time?
The Irish Times
3
Emma liked a pink organdy dress with a frilly skirt the best.
Public secrets
4
A tall, stunning blonde wearing only frilly pink panties flipped her off.
Depraved
5
Alexia still jumped practically out of her frilly orange dress in surprise.
Blameless
6
There was a vase of frilly peach tulips next to her Mac.
Sweet Little Lies
7
Prostitutes in frilly knickers should be showing their wares on the corners.
Slow decay
8
To get all those frilly, lacy things girls buy for their honeymoon.
Truths unveiled
9
Jack thinks he must look a fool cowering behind this frilly couch.
Getting old is tres dangereux
10
The second bed still had a frilly, flowered spread on it.
Do you take this rebel?
11
At the Guinea these pies come with a frilly paper collar.
The Guardian
12
Gilded sofas stood about like Dutch barns, and large frilly armchairs.
The Magicians of Caprona
13
Noble, virginal dancers so graceful and elegant in frilly tutus in pastel colours.
The Irish Times
14
A frilly lace handkerchief was pulled from her sleeve, and proffered to Jay.
The Naked God
15
Lily looked like nothing but a very frilly, sweet, white flower.
The Copy-Cat, and Other Stories
16
Not frilly, frivolous society girls, but women from thirty-five to fifty.
A Yankee in the Trenches
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United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common