FRIZ
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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.
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With her hair frizzed short up to her ears.
Pepys.
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2. To form into little burs, prominences, knobs, or tufts, as the nap of cloth.
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3. (Leather Manufacture) To soften and make of even thickness by rubbing, as with pumice stone or a blunt instrument.
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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.
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Friz, n.; pl. Frizzes (&unr_;). That which is frizzed; anything crisped or curled, as a wig; a frizzle. [Written also frizz.]
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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.
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