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Ruffle
In sewing and dressmaking, a ruffle, frill, or furbelow is a strip of fabric, lace or ribbon tightly gathered or pleated on one edge and applied to a garment, bedding, or other textile as a form of trimming.The term flounce is a particular type of fabric manipulation that creates a similar look but with less bulk. The term derives from earlier terms of frounce or fronce. A wavy effect is achieved without gathers or pleats by cutting a curved strip of fabric and applying the inner or shorter edge to the garment. The depth of the curve as well as the width of the fabric determines the depth of the flounce. A godet is a circle wedge that can be inserted into a flounce to further deepen the outer floating wave without adding additional bulk at the point of attachment to the body of the garment, such as at the hemline, collar or sleeve.
Ruffles appeared at the draw-string necklines of full chemises in the 15th century, evolved into the separately-constructed ruff of the 16th century. Ruffles and flounces remained a fashionable form of trim, off-and-on into modern times.
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Frill (noun)
A strip of pleated fabric or paper used as decoration or trim.
“flounce|furbelow|ruffle”
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Frill (noun)
A substance or material on the edge of something, resembling such a strip of fabric.
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Frill (noun)
A wrinkled edge to a film.
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Frill (noun)
Something extraneous or not essential; something purely for show or effect; a luxury.
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Frill (noun)
The relatively extensive cartilaginous one.
“neck frill”
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Frill (verb)
To make into a frill.
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Frill (verb)
To become wrinkled.
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Frill (verb)
To provide or decorate with a frill or frills; to turn back in crimped plaits.
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Frill (verb)
To shake or shiver as with cold (with reference to a hawk).
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Frill (verb)
To cry (with reference to a bird of prey).
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Ruffle (noun)
Any gathered or curled strip of fabric added as trim or decoration.
“She loved the dress with the lace ruffle at the hem.”
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Ruffle (noun)
Disturbance; agitation; commotion.
“to put the mind in a ruffle”
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Ruffle (noun)
A low, vibrating beat of a drum, quieter than a roll; a ruff.
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Ruffle (noun)
The connected series of large egg capsules, or oothecae, of several species of American marine gastropods of the genus Fulgur”.
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Ruffle (verb)
To make a ruffle in; to curl or flute, as an edge of fabric.
“Ruffle the end of the cuff.”
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Ruffle (verb)
To disturb; especially, to cause to flutter.
“The wind ruffled the papers.”
“Her sudden volley of insults ruffled his composure.”
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Ruffle (verb)
To grow rough, boisterous, or turbulent.
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Ruffle (verb)
To become disordered; to play loosely; to flutter.
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Ruffle (verb)
To be rough; to jar; to be in contention; hence, to put on airs; to swagger.
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Ruffle (verb)
To make into a ruff; to draw or contract into puckers, plaits, or folds; to wrinkle.
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Ruffle (verb)
To erect in a ruff, as feathers.
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Ruffle (verb)
To beat with the ruff or ruffle, as a drum.
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Ruffle (verb)
To throw together in a disorderly manner.
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Ruffle (verb)
disorder or disarrange (someone’s hair), typically by running one’s hands through it
“he ruffled her hair affectionately”
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Ruffle (verb)
(of a bird) erect (its feathers) in anger or display
“they warbled incessantly, their throat feathers ruffled”
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Ruffle (verb)
disturb the smoothness or tranquillity of
“the evening breeze ruffled the surface of the pond in the yard”
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Ruffle (verb)
disconcert or upset the composure of (someone)
“Lancaster had been ruffled by her questions”
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Ruffle (verb)
ornament with or gather into a frill
“a blouse with a high ruffled neck”
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Ruffle (noun)
an ornamental gathered or goffered frill of lace or other cloth on a garment, especially around the wrist or neck.
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Ruffle (noun)
a vibrating drum beat.