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Examples
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The frilliness shows under smooth shirts, and it itches like a mo-fo.
A Candid Line of Questioning Candid Engineer 2009
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My in-laws are getting quite the kick out of her tendencies towards princesses and pink frilliness! slouching mom Said,
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And not to mention that we think that babies who look like babies, without that extra frilliness, are male.
BEAUTY BANGS: EMPHASIZING BABIES’ FEMININITY » Sociological Images 2009
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Moreover, in the past year Navratilova has abandoned any pretense to, as a friend says, "" frilliness. ''
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By the way, those who - like me - have a limited tolerance for frilliness: I find the tulle/netting is pretty subtle, not too ruffley, and of course different fabrics will be more or less ruffley - and remember, it's still going to be UNDER your skirt.
Petticoats and Crinolines and Slips, Oh My! - A Dress A Day 2008
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My in-laws are getting quite the kick out of her tendencies towards princesses and pink frilliness!
Sugar and Spice 2007
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Alice found a whole bag of what were women's things judging from the frilliness of the garments included.
The Night of the Long Knives Fritz Leiber 1951
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Meanwhile, Greg Allen, a father who writes a blog called Daddy Types, applauded the recent demise of Club Libby Lu, mall-based stores for girls that focused on makeovers and super-frilliness.
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To modern eyes, used to pared-down elegance, it doesn't register viscerally as ground-breaking, but it's meant to be a startling departure from the fussy frilliness of the waning days of the Edwardian era.
Chicago Reader 2009
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