flounce
A strip of decorative material, usually pleated, attached along one edgeA strip of decorative material, usually pleated, attached along one edge; a ruffle.
Translations
4 languagesMeaning
3 sensesA strip of decorative material, usually pleated, attached along one edge; a ruffle.
a strip of pleated material used as a decoration or a trim
The act of flouncing; a dramatic departure.
A row of corrugations, skin folds, or spines, on the hemipenis of a snake.
Origin
Probably of North Germanic origin, from Norwegian flunsa (“hurry”), perhaps ultimately imiProbably of North Germanic origin, from Norwegian flunsa (“hurry”), perhaps ultimately imitative. Or, perhaps formed on the pattern of pounce, bounce.
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plural: flouncesSynonyms
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