Meaning of frillsome | Babel Free

Definitions

Characterised or marked by frill(s)

Examples

“And on the bed with its pretty eiderdown there was laid out my — that is her dress for to-night at dinner. A frillsome petticoat, a purple silk skirt (very full and looking short enough for a little girl) and a flesh-pink chiffon blouse, entirely transparent.”

“oh where is it now, that pink frillsome thing…”

“Now I was sure psychologists had determined that a rustic bedroom was the most soothing ambiance for waking up from dead. This room was a little different from the previous one, less frillsome and more to my taste, but all the same basic elements were there.”

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