Frilling

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  frill \frill\ (fr[i^]l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {frilled}
     (fr[i^]ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {frilling}.] [OF. friller, fr. L.
     frigidulus somewhat cold, dim. of frigidus cold; akin to F.
     frileux chilly.]
     1. To shake or shiver as with cold; as, the hawk frills.
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     2. (Photog.) To wrinkle; -- said of the gelatin film.
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