2 entries under this word

Friz

Friz, v. t.

verbtransitive

v. t. [imp. & p. p. FRIZZED; p. pr. & vb. n. FRIZZING.] [Fr. friser, to curl, crisp, Sp. frisar, to frizzle, to raise the nap on frieze or other woolen stuff. See FRISERE.] [Written also frizz.]

To curl or form into small curls, as hair, with a crisping-pin; to crisp.
To form into little burs, prominences, or knobs, as the nap of cloth.

Frīz, n.

noun

n. That which is frizzed; any thing crisped or curled, as a wig.

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