frisé

[ fri-zey ]

noun
  1. a rug or upholstery fabric having the pile in uncut loops or in a combination of cut and uncut loops.

Origin of frisé

1
1880–85; <French: noun use of past participle of friser to curl, probably derivative of fris-, stem of frire to fry1, some foods taking on a curllike form when fried

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How to use frisé in a sentence

  • They see that it still lies upon the terrible chevaux de frisé, where it had fallen.

British Dictionary definitions for frisé

frisé

/ (ˈfriːzeɪ) /


noun
  1. a fabric with a long normally uncut nap used for upholstery and rugs

Origin of frisé

1
from French, literally: curled

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