Friz

Definition of Friz

v. t.1.To curl or form into small curls, as hair, with a crisping pin; to crisp.
[imp. & p. p. Frizzed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Frizzing .]
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.
n.1.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.
- Hare.
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