Meaning

6 senses
  1. A strip of pleated fabric or paper used as decoration or trim.

    Rüsche, Krause

    обо́ркаobórka, жабо́žabó

    a strip of pleated material used as a decoration or a trim

  2. (figuratively)A substance or material on the edge of something, resembling such a strip of fabric.

  3. A wrinkled edge to a film.

  4. (figuratively)Something extraneous or not essential; something purely for show or effect; a luxury.

    ро́скошьróskošʹ

  5. The relatively extensive margin seen on the back of the heads of reptiles, with either a bony support or a cartilaginous one.

  6. Synonym of armilla.

Examples

3 sentences
  1. No-frills airlines have a bad reputation.

    deBilligflieger haben einen schlechten Ruf.

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  2. Tom was looking for a no-frills vacation destination.

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  3. It provides no-frills accommodation for budget-conscious travellers.

    deEs bietet Reisenden mit kleinem Geldbeutel eine günstige Unterkunft.

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
pleated material used as decoration:
luxury:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
pleated material used as decoration:

Origin

Of uncertain origin.

Of uncertain origin.

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Forms

plural: frills
Singularfrill
Pluralfrills

regular

Synonyms

12 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

13 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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