flouncing

A flounce (strip of decorative material).

Noun

  1. A flounce (strip of decorative material).
    • 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 […] - 1816, La Belle Assemblée: or, Bell's Court and Fashionable...
    • 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...

Forms

flouncings

Verb

  1. present participle and gerund of flounce