Friz /(?)/
Friz
v. t.
imp. & p. p. Frizzed; p. pr. & vb. n. Frizzing
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To curl or form into small curls, as hair, with a crisping pin; to crisp.
With her hair frizzed short up to her ears.
- To form into little burs, prominences, knobs, or tufts, as the nap of cloth.
- To soften and make of even thickness by rubbing, as with pumice stone or a blunt instrument. (Leather Manufacture)
Phrases & Compounds
- Frizzing machine
- A machine for frizzing the surface of cloth.
Friz
n.
pl. Frizzes
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That which is frizzed; anything crisped or curled, as a wig; a frizzle.
He [Dr. Johnson], who saw in his glass how his wig became his face and head, might easily infer that a similar fullbottomed, well-curled friz of words would be no less becoming to his thoughts.