0 to walk with large, noticeable movements, especially to attract attention or show that you are angry: --
1 a wide strip of cloth sewn along the edge of especially a dress or skirt for decoration --
2 to walk quickly with large, noticeable movements, esp. to attract attention or show that you are angry: --
In the 18th century, engageantes took the form of ruffles or flounces of linen, cotton, or lace, tacked to the elbow-length sleeves then fashionable.
Very fashionable were also flounced dresses with flower prints, stripes and bands.
The jacket sleeves consist of an upper sleeve with flounces at the elbow and a tight, wrist-length lower sleeve.
There could be so many flounces that the material of the skirt itself was hardly visible.
The elbow-length sleeves were covered with tiers of lace flounces, echoing the full-sleeved chemise worn with the original style.
She dances happily with the waiters, flouncing her skirts and petticoats, as the charladies depart.
Evening gowns were worn off the shoulder and featured wide flounces that reached to the elbow, often of lace.
She had a small, trim body and a "meneo" of the hips that kept her full, flounced skirts bouncing.
