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flounce2

Pronunciation: /flaʊns/
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Definition of flounce

noun

  • a wide ornamental strip of material gathered and sewn to a skirt or dress; a frill.

verb

(as adjective flounced)
  • trimmed with a flounce or flounces:a flounced skirt

Derivatives

flouncy

adjective (flouncier, flounciest)

Origin:

early 18th century: from an alteration of obsolete frounce 'a fold or pleat', from Old French fronce, of Germanic origin; related to ruck2

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