frisure

plural frisures

1. countableuncountableThe dressing of the hair by curling.

   […]the frisure of women's hair

   1878, The Richmond and Louisville Medical Journal, Volume 26

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   A box on the ear destroys the whole oeconomy of their frisure, upon which they bestow the greatest part of their time and attention […]

   1769, Tobias Smollett, The History and Adventures of an Atom, volume 2, London: Robinson and Roberts, page 81

   1870, Daniel Garrison Brinton and George H. Napheys, Personal Beauty: How to Cultivate and Preserve it in Accordance with the Laws of Health, Springfield, Massachusetts: W.J. Holland, “The Hair,” p. 306, […] in the selection of a frisure, as in that of colors, a lady should take into account her complexion, her stature, her features, and her expression, and so arrange the hair as to heighten and give prominence to the most favorable parts of these, and conceal or diminish any defect which they may present.