friz

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A form of frizz — Of hair, to form into a mass of tight curls.

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Meanings

nounfriz (countable and uncountable, plural frizzes)

plural frizzes

  1. countableobsoleteuncountableObsolete form of frizz.

    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.

    1826, Julius Hare, Guesses at Truth by Two Brothers
verbfriz (third-person singular simple present frizzes, present participle frizzing, simple past and past participle frizzed)

present singular third person frizzes · participle present frizzing · participle past frizzed · past frizzed

  1. obsoleteObsolete form of frizz.

    "To friz, or not to friz! that is the question!" exclaimed Marion, as she turned from her looking-glass and appealed to Florence, who was buttoning her best-fitting cloth boots.

    1870, Elizabeth Barker Comins, Marion Berkley
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APA

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MLA

“friz.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/friz. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “friz,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/friz.

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