fraise

Noun

WORDNET DICTIONARY

fraise(n = noun.artifact) - sloping or horizontal rampart of pointed stakes;

fraise, n. [See Froise.].

A large and thick pancake, with slices of bacon in it. Johnson. [1913 Webster]

fraise, n. [F. fraise, orig., a ruff, cf. F. frise frieze, E. frieze a coarse stuff.].

A defense consisting of pointed stakes driven into the ramparts in a horizontal or inclined position. [1913 Webster]
A fluted reamer for enlarging holes in stone; a small milling cutter. [1913 Webster]

fraise, v. t.

To protect, as a line of troops, against an onset of cavalry, by opposing bayonets raised obliquely forward. Wilhelm. [1913 Webster]