'Frizzing' definitions:

Definition of 'Frizzing'

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  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • With her hair frizzed short up to her ears. --Pepys. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To form into little burs, prominences, knobs, or tufts, as the nap of cloth. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. (Leather Manufacture) To soften and make of even thickness by rubbing, as with pumice stone or a blunt instrument. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]

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