Friz /(?)/

Friz

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Frizzed; p. pr. & vb. n. Frizzing

  1. To curl or form into small curls, as hair, with a crisping pin; to crisp.
    With her hair frizzed short up to her ears.
  2. To form into little burs, prominences, knobs, or tufts, as the nap of cloth.
  3. 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

  1. 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.