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1. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Friz \Friz\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Frizzed; p. pr. & vb. n.
   Frizzing.] [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.] [Written also
   frizz.]
   1. To curl or form into small curls, as hair, with a crisping
      pin; to crisp.
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            With her hair frizzed short up to her ears. --Pepys.
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   2. To form into little burs, prominences, knobs, or tufts, as
      the nap of cloth.
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   3. (Leather Manufacture) To soften and make of even thickness
      by rubbing, as with pumice stone or a blunt instrument.
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   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.
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