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noun

Friz n. (pl. frizzes) (Written also frizz) 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."

verb

Frizz v. t. & v. i. To fry, cook, or sear with a sizzling noise; to sizzle.

Friz v. t. (past & past part. frizzed; pres. part. frizzing) (Written also frizz)

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.

(Leather Manufacture) To soften and make of even thickness by rubbing, as with pumice stone or a blunt instrument.

Frizzing machine.

(a)

(Fabrics) A machine for frizzing the surface of cloth.

(b)

(Wood Working) A bench with a revolving cutter head slightly protruding above its surface, for dressing boards.

Frizz v. t., n. See Friz, v. t. & n.

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Etymology of 'Frizz'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Frizz" Quotes from Famous Books

... at the back of her head" or "brushed into a regal coronet," these being the styles in which the heroines in the novels invariably dressed their hair. A pigtail done in three was very unromantic. That was why, as a sort of compromise, she cut herself a fringe and began to frizz out the end of her plait. Her father stared at her, and said she looked like a shop-girl, when first he noticed it, and Esther told her she was a stupid child; but the ...

— Seven Little Australians • Ethel Sybil Turner