Flounce

Definitions

1. A strip of decorative material, usually pleated, attached along one edge; a ruffle.
2. The act of flouncing; a dramatic departure.
3. A row of corrugations, skin folds, or spines, on the hemipenis of a snake.

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Examples

“Mind⟳ you, clothes were clothes in those days. […] Frills, ruffles, flounces, lace, complicated seams and gores: not only did they sweep⟳ the ground and have⟳ to be held up in one hand elegantly as you walked along, but they had little capes or coats or feather boas.”

“Emma Watson’s approach⟳ is in stark contrast to that of Daniel Day-Lewis; a man who, despite being the greatest actor on earth, is somewhat prone to a flounce. […] Day-Lewis announced that he had retired from acting, putting out a statement that read⟳: “Daniel Day-Lewis will no longer be working as an actor.””

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