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frizz
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v. = frizzlefrizz n 1: the condition of being formed into small tight curls; " her hair was in a frizz" v 1: curl tightly; " crimp hair" [ synonym: { crimp}, { crape}, { frizzle}, { frizz}, { kink up}, { kink}] Friz \ Friz\, n.; pl. { Frizzes}. That which is frizzed; anything crisped or curled, as a wig; a frizzle. [ Written also { frizz}.] [ 1913 Webster] 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. -- Hare. [ 1913 Webster]
Friz \ Friz\, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. { Frizzed}; p. pr. & vb. n. { Frizzing}.] [ Cf. F. friser to curl, crisp, frizzle, to raise the nap ( on certain stuffs); prob. akin to OFries. frisle hair of the head. Cf. { Frieze} kind of cloth.] [ Written also { frizz}.] 1. To curl or form into small curls, as hair, with a crisping pin; to crisp. [ 1913 Webster] With her hair frizzed short up to her ears. -- Pepys. [ 1913 Webster] 2. To form into little burs, prominences, knobs, or tufts, as the nap of cloth. [ 1913 Webster] 3. ( Leather Manufacture) To soften and make of even thickness by rubbing, as with pumice stone or a blunt instrument. [ 1913 Webster] { 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. [ 1913 Webster]
Frizz \ Frizz\, v. t. & n. See { Friz}, v. t. & n. [ 1913 Webster]
Frizz \ Frizz\, v. t. & i. [ Partly imitative, but cf. { Fry}.] To fry, cook, or sear with a sizzling noise; to sizzle. [ Webster 1913 Suppl.]
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