friz

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friz, v. t. [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.].

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." [1913 Webster]
To form into little burs, prominences, knobs, or tufts, as the nap of cloth. [1913 Webster]
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.

friz, n.

That which is frizzed; anything crisped or curled, as a wig; a frizzle. [1913 Webster]

"He [Dr. Johnson], who saw in his glass how his wig became his face and head, might easily infer that a similar fullbottomed, well-curled friz of words would be no less becoming to his thoughts." [1913 Webster]