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frisette
fri·sette
/
frɪˈzɛt
/
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[
fri-
zet
]
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noun
a fringe of curled or frizzed hair, usually artificial, worn on the forehead by women.
Also,
frizette
.
Origin:
1810–20;
<
French;
see
frisé
,
-ette
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frisette
or
frizette
(frɪˈzɛt)
—
n
a curly or frizzed fringe, often an artificial hairpiece, worn by women on the forehead
[C19: from French, literally: little curl, from
friser
to curl, shrivel up, probably from
frire
to
fry
1
]
frizette
or
frizette
—
n
[C19: from French, literally: little curl, from
friser
to curl, shrivel up, probably from
frire
to
fry
1
]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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