tr. & intr.v. frizzed, frizz·ing, frizz·es To form or be formed into small tight curls or tufts. n. 1. a. The condition of being frizzed. b. Frizzed hair: "I sat under the dryer for an hour and emerged, roasted, with a tidy pouf of frizz beginning at my ears and going all around my head" (Shirley Abbott). 2. A small tight curl or tuft. [Alteration (influenced by FRIZZLE2) of French friser, from Old French, possibly from frire, fris-, to fry, from Latin frīgere, to roast, fry.] frizzer n. |
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v. frizzed, frizz·ing, frizz·es v.tr. To fry or burn with a sizzling noise. v.intr. To make a sizzling noise while frying or searing. [Possibly back-formation from FRIZZLE1.] |
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