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as in to fringe
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Laura Fenton, Washington Post, 13 June 2023
The Florie Dress is so precious and features puff sleeves and a drop-waist flounce.
—harpersbazaar.com, 9 May 2023
Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 18 July 2023
This little number is all about the flare, with its A-line design and flounce long sleeves.
—Poppy Morgan, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2023
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Noun
To create a flounce, copy Symington’s trick of having a seamstress sew the pocket a few inches from the top, leaving a flap of fabric to hang down.
—Laura Fenton, Washington Post, 13 June 2023
The Florie Dress is so precious and features puff sleeves and a drop-waist flounce.
—harpersbazaar.com, 9 May 2023
Verb
There's a Greek island, muscular extras flouncing around in flippers, and Meryl Streep getting frisky with a power drill.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 18 July 2023
This little number is all about the flare, with its A-line design and flounce long sleeves.
—Poppy Morgan, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2023
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“Flounce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flounce. Accessed 7 Sep. 2024.
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