frilling

English

Verb

frilling

1. present participle and gerund of frill

Noun

frilling (plural frillings)

1. A frilled ornamentation on clothing.
   • 1860 December – 1861 August, Charles Dickens, Great Expectations […], volumes (please specify |volume=I to III), London: Chapman and Hall, […], published October 1861, →OCLC:

     So she sat, corpselike, as we played at cards; the frillings and trimmings on her bridal dress, looking like earthy paper.