Thesaurus: friz

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1. v. t. To curl or form into small curls, as hair, with a crisping pin; to crisp.
2. v. t. To form into little burs, prominences, knobs, or tufts, as the nap of cloth.
3. v. t. To soften and make of even thickness by rubbing, as with pumice stone or a blunt instrument.
4. n. That which is frizzed; anything crisped or curled, as a wig; a frizzle.
5. 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. Pepys. 2. To form into little burs, prominences, knobs, or tufts, as the nap of cloth. 3. (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. That which is frizzed; anything crisped or curled, as a wig; a frizzle. [Written also frizz.] 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.
6. To soften and make of even thickness by rubbing, as with pumicestone or a blunt instrument. Frizzing machine. (a) (Fabrics) Amachine for frizzing the surface of cloth. (b) (Wood Working) A benchwith a revolving cutter head slightly protruding above its surface,for dressing boards.
7. v. t. To curl or form into small curls, as hair, with a crisping pin; to crisp. v. t. To form into little burs, prominences, knobs, or tufts, as the nap of cloth. v. t. To soften and make of even thickness by rubbing, as with pumice stone or a blunt instrument. n. That which is frizzed; anything crisped or curled, as a wig; a frizzle.