frill
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He points to where the three horns should be at the top of the frill, but the one in the middle is missing.
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
The huge plant-eater boasted a splendid frill on its head, topped with spikes and two large horns which curved downwards like blades.
From Science Magazine ● Jun. 20, 2024
An instant later she saw that the bridge didn’t make it all the way across, and there was no river frill of metal deposits beneath it to catch her.
From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld
Less-expensive items meant fewer frills, often store brands.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 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
Through this perspective, audiences remain engaged with the film’s events, told largely in chronological order, without any unnecessary frills or dramatization.
From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2025
When its frills unfurled around its head, Annabeth couldn’t help but think what a regal and amazing monster it was that was about to kill her.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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