Flouncing
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Flouncing is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of flounce.
Meaning
present participle and gerund of flounce.
More Meanings
- A flounce (strip of decorative material).
Example Sentences
A very rich lama and net dress, elegantly embroidered and bordered with rich lama flouncings, trimmed with blond lace, over a rich white satin slip […]
Mantillas are larger than last year, and are generally all worn with a deep flouncing, either of the same material, or of black lace; the mantilla itself is also much trimmed with small ruchings of ribbon, guip and guipure lace, laid on quite flat.
Word Forms
- flouncings
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include frill, ruffle, furbelow, flaunch, fluffery, fluffer.
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