frill

Example Sentences

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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

I was looking at a Cydops—a misshapen face, ratty brown hair, one big brown eye frill of concern.

From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan