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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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.
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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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