röyhelö — meaning in English

English meaning

• frill noun A narrow strip of gathered cloth or paper, added as decoration.
• ruff noun A stiff, frilled collar worn around the neck, especially in 16th and 17th century fashion.
• ruffle noun A gathered, frilled strip of fabric used as decoration on clothing.

Senses

röyhelö is used for these senses in English:

• flounce (sewing) A strip of decorative material, usually pleated, attached along one edge; a ruffle.
• frill A strip of pleated fabric or paper used as decoration or trim.
• hackle Any flimsy substance unspun, such as raw silk.
• ruff Anything formed with plaits or flutings like a frill.
• ruffle (zoology) The connected series of large egg capsules, or oothecae, of several species of American marine gastropods of the genus Fulgur.

frill — full definition

1. noun A narrow strip of gathered cloth or paper, added as decoration.
2. noun A layer of material around the edge of something, shaped like a decorative frill.
3. noun A crinkled edge that forms on a thin sheet of film.
4. noun Something extra that is not needed, added only to look nice.

ruff — full definition

1. noun A stiff, frilled collar worn around the neck, especially in 16th and 17th century fashion.
2. noun A wading bird known for the male's decorative neck feathers grown during breeding season.
3. verb In card games, to play a trump card because you can't follow the suit led.

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