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title: frilly — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «frilly» in the school dictionary: Decorated with frills, wavy strips of cloth or lace gathered into folds, as on a dress, curtain or sock. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# frilly

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**Who acts:** She, baby, curtains, frilled lizard, I, Lettuce leaves · **What happens:** decorate, gather, wear, have, open, look · **To what, where:** wavy strips, frilly pink dress, frilly white socks, frilly edge, frilly collar, plain cupcakes

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«frilly» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: [frilly in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/frilly.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Decorated with frills, wavy strips of cloth or lace gathered into folds, as on a dress, curtain or sock.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:frilly:m1:1
# text = Decorated with frills, wavy strips of cloth or lace gathered into folds, as on a dress, curtain or sock.
1	Decorated	decorate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
2	with	with	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	frills	frill	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	wavy	wavy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	strips	strip	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	cloth	cloth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	lace	lace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
11	gathered	gather	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	_
12	into	into	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	folds	fold	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
15	as	as	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
16	on	on	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	dress	dress	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
20	curtain	curtain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	conj	_	_
21	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
22	sock	sock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **decorate** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | with frills and wavy strips of cloth or lace; as a dress and curtain or sock | vn illustrate-25.3 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent with frill=Theme |
| 2 | **gather** | participle |  | wavy strips of cloth or lace *not said here* |  |  |  | into folds | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent into fold=Co-Patient |

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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}

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Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Fancy and with too much decoration, as in «a frilly speech».

<!-- fold The tree, 11 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:frilly:m2:1
# text = Fancy and with too much decoration, as in «a frilly speech».
1	Fancy	fancy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	too	too	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	decoration	decoration	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
8	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
10	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	frilly	frilly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	speech	speech	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She wore a frilly pink dress to the party.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:frilly:x1:1
# text = She wore a frilly pink dress to the party.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wore	wear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	frilly	frilly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	pink	pink	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	dress	dress	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	party	party	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | past | She | a frilly pink dress |  |  |  | to the party | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent dress=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The baby has frilly white socks.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:frilly:x2:1
# text = The baby has frilly white socks.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	frilly	frilly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	socks	sock	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the baby | frilly white socks |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sock=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The curtains had a frilly edge.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:frilly:x3:1
# text = The curtains had a frilly edge.
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	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	frilly	frilly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	edge	edge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | the curtains | a frilly edge |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent edge=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The frilled lizard opens its frilly collar to look scary.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:frilly:x4:1
# text = The frilled lizard opens its frilly collar to look scary.
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	opens	open	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
6	frilly	frilly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	collar	collar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	look	look	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
10	scary	scary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **open** | present | the frilled lizard | lizard's frilly collar |  |  |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location collar=Theme |
| 2 | **look** | to-infinitive | the frilled lizard *not said here* |  |  |  |  | scary *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I like plain cupcakes, not frilly ones.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:frilly:x5:1
# text = I like plain cupcakes, not frilly ones.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	like	like	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	plain	plain	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	cupcakes	cupcake	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
7	frilly	frilly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	ones	one	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **like** | present | I | plain cupcakes and frilly ones |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot cupcake=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Lettuce leaves have frilly edges.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:frilly:x6:1
# text = Lettuce leaves have frilly edges.
1	Lettuce	lettuce	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	leaves	leaf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	frilly	frilly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	edges	edge	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Lettuce leaves | frilly edges |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent edge=Patient |

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