[f. FRILL sb.1 + -ERY.] An arrangement or mass of frills; frills collectively.
1887. J. A. Sterry, Lazy Minstr. (1892), 85.
Her youthful rounded figure you may trace | |
Half pouting, as rude Boreas unfurls | |
A wealth of snowy frillery and lace, | |
A glory of soft golden rippled curls. |
1889. Daily News, 13 July, 3/3. Many of the frills were silk as well; in one case a thick ruching of white silk having been substituted for the more orthodox sort of frillery.