Thesaurus: friz
To curl or form into small curls, as hair, with a crisping pin; to crisp.
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Definitions
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.