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title: frill — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «frill» in the school dictionary: A frill is a strip of cloth with lots of folds sewn on the edge of a dress, curtain or collar for decoration. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# frill

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**Who acts:** frill, Frills, extra things, party dress, frilled lizard, It · **What happens:** be, sew, frill, not need, have, open · **To what, where:** strip, folds, edge, like part, extra things, pink frill

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«frill» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [frill in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/frill.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A frill is a strip of cloth with lots of folds sewn on the edge of a dress, curtain or collar for decoration.

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:frill:m1:1
# text = A frill is a strip of cloth with lots of folds sewn on the edge of a dress, curtain or collar for decoration.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	frill	frill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	strip	strip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	cloth	cloth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	lots	lot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	folds	fold	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nmod	_	_
12	sewn	sew	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	acl	_	_
13	on	on	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	edge	edge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	dress	dress	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
20	curtain	curtain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	conj	_	_
21	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
22	collar	collar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	conj	_	_
23	for	for	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
24	decoration	decoration	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a frill | a strip |  |  |  | of cloth; with lots of folds | tree rules |
| 2 | **sew** | participle |  | folds *not said here* |  | the edge of a dress and curtain or collar for decoration |  |  | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme on edge=Destination |

<!-- .note -->
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A frill is also a ruffle-like part on an animal, like the frill around the neck of a frilled lizard.

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:frill:m2:1
# text = A frill is also a ruffle-like part on an animal, like the frill around the neck of a frilled lizard.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	frill	frill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
4	also	also	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
6	ruffle	ruffle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	like	like	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
10	on	on	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
14	like	like	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	frill	frill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
17	around	around	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	neck	neck	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	_
20	of	of	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
21	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
22	frilled	frill	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	23	amod	_	_
23	lizard	lizard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a frill | a like part and the frill around the neck of a frilled lizard |  |  |  | on a animal | tree rules |
| 2 | **frill** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Frills are extra things that are nice but not needed (informal).

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:frill:m3:1
# text = Frills are extra things that are nice but not needed (informal).
1	Frills	frill	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	extra	extra	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
5	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
6	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	nice	nice	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	acl:relcl	_	_
8	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
10	needed	need	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	conj	_	_
11	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	informal	informal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Frills | extra things |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | extra things |  |  |  |  | nice *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **not** **need** | participle | extra things *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Her party dress had a pink frill at the hem.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:frill:x1:1
# text = Her party dress had a pink frill at the hem.
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	party	party	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	dress	dress	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	pink	pink	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	frill	frill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	hem	hem	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | Her party dress | a pink frill |  | the hem |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent frill=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The frilled lizard opened its frill and hissed.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:frill:x2:1
# text = The frilled lizard opened its frill and hissed.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	frilled	frilled	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	lizard	lizard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	opened	open	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	frill	frill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	hissed	hiss	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **open** | past | the frilled lizard | lizard's frill |  |  |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location frill=Theme |
| 2 | **hiss** | past | the frilled lizard *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It's a no-frills hotel, but it's clean.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:frill:x3:1
# text = It's a no-frills hotel, but it's clean.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
4	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	6	det	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	frills	frill	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	compound	_	_
7	hotel	hotel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
12	clean	clean	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | a frills hotel |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | hotel |  |  |  |  | clean *property* | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The curtains had lace frills.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:frill:x4:1
# text = The curtains had lace frills.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	curtains	curtain	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	lace	lace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	frills	frill	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | the curtains | lace frills |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent frill=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The dinosaur Triceratops had a big bony frill.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:frill:x5:1
# text = The dinosaur Triceratops had a big bony frill.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	dinosaur	dinosaur	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	Triceratops	Triceratops	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	_
4	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	bony	bony	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	frill	frill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | the dinosaur | a big bony frill |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent frill=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I just want a plain cake, no frills.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:frill:x6:1
# text = I just want a plain cake, no frills.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	just	just	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	want	want	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	plain	plain	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	cake	cake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	9	det	_	_
9	frills	frill	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | present | I | a plain cake and no frills |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot cake=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The lord took Jack in hands, dressed him from top to toe in broadcloth, and frills as white as snow, and turnpumps, and put a watch in his fob.

<!-- fold The tree, 29 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:frill:x7:1
# text = The lord took Jack in hands, dressed him from top to toe in broadcloth, and frills as white as snow, and turnpumps, and put a watch in his fob.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	lord	lord	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	Jack	Jack	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	hands	hand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	dressed	dress	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
9	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
10	from	from	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	top	top	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
12	to	to	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	toe	toe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	broadcloth	broadcloth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
18	frills	frill	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	nsubj	_	_
19	as	as	ADV	RB	_	20	advmod	_	_
20	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	parataxis	_	_
21	as	as	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
22	snow	snow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
24	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	25	cc	_	_
25	turnpumps	turnpump	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	28	punct	_	_
27	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	28	cc	_	_
28	put	put	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
29	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	30	det	_	_
30	watch	watch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	obj	_	_
31	in	in	ADP	IN	_	33	case	_	_
32	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	33	nmod:poss	_	_
33	fob	fob	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
34	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | past | the lord | Jack |  | hands |  |  | vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent jack=Value in hand=Location |
| 2 | **dress** | past | the lord *not said here* | Jack |  | top |  | to toe in broadcloth | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Patient |
| 3 | **put** | infinitive | the lord *not said here* | a watch |  | lord's fob |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent watch=Theme in fob=Destination |

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