Frilling

/ˈfrɪlɪŋ/ noun

Definition

The action of adding or wearing frills; frills collectively as a decorative element; the process of creating gathered or pleated edges.

Etymology

Present participle of 'frill' used as a noun, created in the 16th-17th centuries as 'frill' became established. '-ing' forms can function as nouns (gerunds) to describe activities or collections of objects.

Kelly Says

The '-ing' form is incredibly versatile in English—'frilling' can be a verb form (she is frilling the dress), a noun for the activity (she specializes in frilling), or a noun for the product (the frilling on this dress). One word, three grammatical functions.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
Ornament
or-na-ment
ARالعربية
زخرفة
zakh-ROH-fah
BNবাংলা
আলংকার
a-lung-ka-ar
CACatalà
adorn
a-dorn
CSČeština
ozdoba
oz-DO-bah
DADansk
kant
kant
DEDeutsch
Einfassung
in-FASS-ung
ELΕλληνικά
κοσμήματα
kos-mee-MAH-tah
ESEspañol
encaje
en-KAH-heh
FAفارسی
آرایش
a-ee-RAISH
FISuomi
reunus
reu-nus
FRFrançais
ourlet
oo-rlay
GUGU
સજાવટ
sa-jaw-at
HAHA
adana
ah-dah-nah
HEעברית
קישוט
ki-SHOT
HIहिन्दी
लिपटी
lip-tee
HUMagyar
díszítés
dish-ee-tehs
IDBahasa Indonesia
hiasan
hee-ah-san
IGIG
nkwu
nkwoo
ITItaliano
bordatura
bord-ah-TOO-rah
JA日本語
レース
re-su
KKKK
süsleme
soo-sle-meh
KMKM
អាល់
ahl
KO한국어
sul
MRMR
सजावट
sa-ja-vat
MSBahasa Melayu
hiasan
hee-ah-san
MYမြန်မာ
စိတ်
seet
NLNederlands
krul
krool
NONorsk
kant
kant
PAPA
ਸਜਾ
sa-ja
PLPolski
ozdoba
oz-DO-bah
PTPortuguês
bordado
bord-AH-doo
RORomână
bordură
bord-oo-rah
RUРусский
бахрома
bah-KHROH-mah
SVSvenska
kantspik
KANTS-pee-k
SWKiswahili
mapambo
ma-pam-boh
TAதமிழ்
அலங்காரம்
a-lan-ga-a-ram
TEతెలుగు
అలంకరణ
a-lan-ka-ra-n
THไทย
ปัก
pak
TLTL
palamuti
pa-la-moo-tee
TRTürkçe
koyluk
KOY-luk
UKУкраїнська
оборка
oh-BOH-rah
URاردو
زینت
zee-nat
VITiếng Việt
ruyên
roo-yen
YOYO
agbe
ah-gbeh
ZH中文
蕾丝
léi sī
ZUZU
izibongo
ee-zee-bon-goh

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