Definitions for fraises
fraises
fraise
Spelling: [freyz]
IPA: /freɪz/
Fraises is a 7 letter English word.
It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 9 points.
You can make 198 anagrams from letters in fraises (aefirss).
Definitions for fraises
noun
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Fortification. a defense consisting of pointed stakes projecting from the ramparts in a horizontal or an inclined position.
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a ruff worn around the neck in the 16th century.
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a woman's embroidered scarf worn with ends crossed on the chest and pinned with a brooch or the like, popular in the early 19th century.
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Horology. a cutting tool for correcting inaccuracies in the teeth of a timepiece wheel.
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strawberry.
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crème de fraise.
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a brandy distilled from strawberries.
Origin of fraises
1765-75; French, derivative of fraiser “to frizzle, curl” Provençal frezar ≪ Germanic; compare Old English frīs “curled”
Examples for fraises
fraise, my cousin, who is crying bitterly because her fine dress is wet through.
A fraise is a palisade horizontal, or nearly so, projecting from the scarp or counterscarp.
Too much fraise cannot be awarded to Mr. Watson for his exertions in rescuing this lad.