Friesian

[ free-zhuh n ]

/ ˈfri ʒən /

adjective, noun

Frisian.

Chiefly British. Holstein(def 1).

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Examples from the Web for friesian

This beautiful delicately tinted little species is clearly tilmadochoid in the Friesian sense.
The North American Slime-Moulds|Thomas H. (Thomas Huston) MacBride
Whereon, taking the fiddle and screwing up the keys, he began to play in a way which astonished the Friesian steward.
Voyages and Travels of Count Funnibos and Baron Stilkin|William H. G. Kingston
He was in my class, though, and he and I had a go at Friesian.
Center Rush Rowland|Ralph Henry Barbour
It is doubtful whether we have the typical Friesian form on this continent.
The North American Slime-Moulds|Thomas H. (Thomas Huston) MacBride

“Under der lee of one of der Friesian Islands,” replied the captain.
Boy Scouts in the North Sea|G. Harvey Ralphson

British Dictionary definitions for friesian (1 of 2)

Friesian

/ (ˈfriːʒən) /

noun

British any of several breeds of black-and-white dairy cattle having a high milk yieldUsual US and Canadian name: Holstein

British Dictionary definitions for friesian (2 of 2)

Friesian

/ (ˈfriːʒən) /

noun, adjective

a variant of Frisian

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