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
A basilisk didn’t look like much - just an arm-length serpent with yellow eyes and a white frill collar - but it moved fast and could kill anything it touched.
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
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
The hut was rebuilt in 2023 and first advertised last week, but comes with few frills.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026
That’s the smaller dinosaur that’s got the big, colorful frills on the side of its head.
From Salon ● Apr. 12, 2026
"We'll celebrate at home, modestly, with no frills," she said.
From Barron's ● Dec. 31, 2025
I feel like a fat sausage in this tight and tacky dress covered in frills, ruffles, and sequins.
From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez
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