frill
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Measuring about five metres long and weighing two tonnes, the four-legged beasts had large heads, adorned with a distinctive bony frill and three horns.
From BBC ● May 19, 2025
Color was a frill, and perhaps an illusion.
From Salon ● Nov. 16, 2024
The subject doesn’t require a lot of rhetorical frill to have its effect.
From Slate ● Aug. 23, 2024
And its frill was unlike any described so far: Not only did it sport two large, curved horns, it also boasted two spikes in the middle, one longer than the other.
From Science Magazine ● Jun. 20, 2024
On leaving home I was able to fabricate a new and far more satisfying history, frill of striking, simplistic environmental influences; a colorful past, easily accessible to strangers.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
I don’t know about you, but if I’m spending thousands of dollars for a plane ticket I expect all the frills.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
You can’t see those frills and not think, ‘I want to be her.’
From Salon ● Apr. 12, 2026
The Brigitte Bardot Foundation told French news agency AFP that the private burial will be "no frills" and "without fuss", in keeping with her spirit.
From BBC ● Jan. 4, 2026
"We'll celebrate at home, modestly, with no frills," she said.
From Barron's ● Dec. 31, 2025
They looked very well in their simple suits, Meg’s in silvery drab, with a blue velvet snood, lace frills, and the pearl pin.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
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