Definitions for fraise
fraise
fraise
Spelling: [freyz]
IPA: /freɪz/
Fraise is a 6 letter English word.
It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 9 points.
You can make 155 anagrams from letters in fraise (aefirs).
Definitions for fraise
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 fraise
1765-75; French, derivative of fraiser “to frizzle, curl” Provençal frezar ≪ Germanic; compare Old English frīs “curled”
Examples for fraise
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.
fraise, my cousin, who is crying bitterly because her fine dress is wet through.