frisé

American  

[fri-zey] / frɪˈzeɪ /

noun

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

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frisé British  

/ ˈfriːzeɪ /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of frisé

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

Example Sentences

Other finalists this year included Comet the shih tzu, Mercedes the German shepherd and Neal the bichon frise.

From BBC

"It's true to say that there is no such thing as a Canadian auto industry, an American auto industry and a Mexican auto industry," says Peter Frise, a professor of mechanical and automotive engineering at the University of Windsor.

From BBC

Not only are models like the Honda Civic, which is hugely popular in the US, manufactured in Canada - Prof Frise says "very few" cars assembled in the US will not contain some parts that come from across the border.

From BBC

The nurse recalled Bauley saying that she bred the Yorkiechon, a four-pound, toy-sized Yorkshire terrier and bichon frise mix.

From Los Angeles Times

“I had no idea it was all over the world like this,” she told me as her current dog, Missy, a bichon frisé, sat by her side.

From Slate