# frill

> English word · Noun · IPA /fɹɪl/ · frequency rank #65,904

## Definitions
1. A strip of pleated fabric or paper used as decoration or trim.
2. A substance or material on the edge of something, resembling such a strip of fabric.
3. A wrinkled edge to a film.
4. Something extraneous or not essential; something purely for show or effect; a luxury.
5. The relatively extensive margin seen on the back of the heads of reptiles, with either a bony support or a cartilaginous one.
6. Synonym of armilla.

## Etymology
Of uncertain origin.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/frill