frilly
Example Sentences
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She wore a white frilly shirt and distressed black jorts and loafers.
From Los Angeles Times
She knew how to poke fun at pious men in frilly dickeys, and rhapsodize on the pleasures found in everyday life.
She carried a frilly parasol against the sun, and twirled it to and fro in irritation.
From Literature
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She put her frilly purse on the bedside table and examined herself in the mirror.
From Literature
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She paused, her long blond hair and frilly white gown rustling in the dry, dusty breeze.
From Los Angeles Times
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