Meanings (ES + gloss)
volante
A strip of pleated fabric or paper used as decoration or trim.
1777, Samuel Jackson Pratt (as Courtney Melmoth), Liberal Opinions, upon Animals, Man, and Providence, London: G. Robinson and J. Bew, Volume 5, Chapter 114, p. 163, […] one of her…
His face had fallen in, and was unshorn; his frill and neckcloth hung limp under his bagging waistcoat.
perifollo
Something extraneous or not essential; something purely for show or effect; a luxury.
Every possible economy was carefully investigated and unnecessary expense, however small, eliminated. The company had no money to spare on "frills."
My name is Sammy Carleton. Not ‘Mr.’ Carleton, but just plain Sammy. I’m a regular no-nonsense man with no fancy frills about me. I want you to call me Sammy.
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