frill

n.

1. A ruffled, gathered, or pleated border or projection, such as a fabric edge used to trim clothing or a curled paper strip for decorating the end of the bone of a piece of meat.
2. A ruff of hair or feathers about the neck of an animal or a bird.
3. A wrinkling of the edge of a photographic film.
4. Informal. Something that is desirable but not a necessity; a luxury. See synonyms at luxury.

v., frilled, frill·ing, frills.

v.tr.

1. To make into a ruffle or frill.
2. To add a ruffle or frill to.

v.intr.
To become wrinkled along the edge.

[Origin unknown.]

frilliness fril'li·ness n.
frilly frill'y adj.

A decorative, fluted paper "sock" that is slipped over a protruding meat bone, such as in a crown roast.

noun

Something costly and unnecessary: extravagance, extravagancy, luxury. See save/waste.

n

Definition: luxury, nice touch
Antonyms: plainness

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Separation of the photographic emulsion from the film base commencing at the edges of the film. Usually caused by prolonged immersion in a liquid at too high a temperature.

Dansk (Danish)
n. - pibestrimmel, manchet, skørt, kvindemenneske
v. tr. - rynke, kruse, pibe
v. intr. - sætte pibestrimmel på

idioms:

• no frills    uden dikkedarer

Nederlands (Dutch)
franje, versierende strook op kleding, manchet voor serveren van kippenbout etc., aanstellerij, luxe, nutteloos iets, franje van haar/veer, met franjes versieren

Français (French)
n. - volant, ruche, jabot, (Culin) papillote, options (voiture) (npl), fioritures (écriture, dessin) (npl), fanfreluches (npl)
v. tr. - plisser, froncer, rucher
v. intr. - plisser, froncer, rucher

idioms:

• no frills    sans gadgets, sans présentation compliquée (un repas)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Rüsche, Krause
v. - mit Rüschen schmücken, kräuseln

idioms:

• no frills    ohne Ausschmückungen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (ενδυμ.) φρίλι, βολάν, φραμπαλάς, (πληθ.) στολίδια, μπιχλιμπίδια
v. - πτυχώνω, πλισάρω

idioms:

• no frills    (καθομ.) βασικών προδιαγραφών, χωρίς έξτρα

Italiano (Italian)
gala, fronzoli

idioms:

• no frills    senza fronzoli

Português (Portuguese)
n. - babado (m) (Cost.), enfeite (m) desnecessário
v. - enfeitar com babados

idioms:

• no frills    sem afetação (Fig.)

Русский (Russian)
сборки, выкрутасы, манерничать

idioms:

• no frills    только необходимое

Español (Spanish)
n. - fleco, volante, pechera
v. tr. - alechogar, escarolar
v. intr. - escarolarse

idioms:

• no frills    sin adornos, sin afectación

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - krås, choser, kjoltyg (kvinna)
v. - förse med krås

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
衣饰上的皱边, 皱边纸饰, 折成皱边, 起边皱

idioms:

• no frills    不提供非必要服务的, 简单朴素的, 没有装饰的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 衣飾上的皺邊, 皺邊紙飾
v. tr. - 折成皺邊
v. intr. - 起邊皺

idioms:

• no frills    不提供非必要服務的, 簡單樸素的, 沒有裝飾的

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 주름장식, (동물의) 목털
v. tr. - 주름을 붙이다
v. intr. - 주름이 생기다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ひだ飾り, 余分な飾り, 虚飾, ひだべり

idioms:

• no frills    虚飾しない

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) هدب , كشكش (فعل) يهدب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮גדיל, ציצה‬
v. tr. - ‮קישט בציציות‬
v. intr. - ‮נעשתה דלילה (תמיסה)‬

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