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Definition of Frills
1. frill [v] - See also: frill
Lexicographical Neighbors of Frills
Literary usage of Frills
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Girl of the Limberlost by Gene Stratton-Porter (1909)
"COMSTOCK INDULGES IN "frills," AND BILLY REAPPEARS IT WAS Wesley Sinton who really
wrestled with ..."
2. Personnel Relations in Industry by Algie Martin Simons (1921)
"Meet all the conditions demanded by health, efficient production, and good
employment practice, before adding frills and favors. If this policy is followed, ..."
3. History of British Columbia, 1792-1887 by Hubert Howe Bancroft, William Nemos, Alfred Bates (1887)
""He was a man full of frills," says Finlayson, who endeavored to receive him
politely and treat him kindly, but whose patience was sorely tried by him. ..."
4. History of the Pacific States of North America by Hubert Howe Bancroft, William Nemos, Henry Lebbeus Oak, Frances Fuller Victor, Alfred Bates (1887)
"THE DOCTOR AND THE DIVINE—ROBERT J. STAINES— A MAX OP frills— His INTERVIEW ...
"He was a man full of frills," says Finlayson, who endeavored to receive him ..."
5. My Life and Recollections by Grantley Fitzhardinge Berkeley (1866)
"Shiver the frills"—Early life of Margaret Power in Tipperary— Her first marriage
and early separation—Mrs. Farmer's equivocal life—Lord Mountjoy, ..."
6. History of British Columbia: 1792-1887 by Hubert Howe Bancroft, William Nemos, Alfred Bates (1887)
"THE DOCTOR AND THE DIVINE—ROBERT J. STAINES—A MAN OF frills— His INTERVIEW ...
"He was a man full of frills," says Finlayson, who endeavored to receive him ..."
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