'Fraise' definitions:
Definition of 'fraise'
(from WordNet)
noun
A ruff for the neck worn in the 16th century
noun
Sloping or horizontal rampart of pointed stakes
Definition of 'Fraise'
From: GCIDE
- Fraise \Fraise\, v. t. (Mil.) To protect, as a line of troops, against an onset of cavalry, by opposing bayonets raised obliquely forward. --Wilhelm. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Fraise'
From: GCIDE
- Fraise \Fraise\, n. [See Froise.] A large and thick pancake, with slices of bacon in it. [Obs.] --Johnson. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Fraise'
From: GCIDE
- Fraise \Fraise\, n. [F. fraise, orig., a ruff, cf. F. frise frieze, E. frieze a coarse stuff.]
- 1. (Fort.) A defense consisting of pointed stakes driven into the ramparts in a horizontal or inclined position. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Mech.) A fluted reamer for enlarging holes in stone; a small milling cutter. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'fraise'
From: GCIDE
- Froise \Froise\, n. [OE. froise cf. F. froisser to bruise, E. frush to bruise,] A kind of pancake. See 1st Fraise. [Written also fraise.] [1913 Webster]