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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Frizzle \Friz"zle\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Frizzled}; p. pr.
& vb. n. {Frizzling}.] [Freq. of an imitative word frizz, in
dial. use.]
1. To fry, toast, or broil with a sputtering sound to cook
with a sizzling noise. Also fig. --Hawthorne.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2. To cook, in certain way, so as to curl or crinkle up.
Drain and heat it [shaved smoked beef] in one
tablespoonful of hot butter, to curl or frizzle it.
--Mrs. Lincoln
(Cook Book).
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]