frisé

American  

[fri-zay] / 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

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Example Sentences

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frisé

Tegan Williams, 20, took her two-year-old toy poodle and bichon frisé cross Honey to Scruffy 2 Fluffy groomers in Bargoed, Caerphilly county, on 15 June - her fourth appointment at the business.

From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026

“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 ● Dec. 9, 2023

With his tiny head and rumpled feathers, Tuffy appeared like an ungroomed, pointy-headed bichon frisé next to Lola, who seemed more Rottweiler.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2023

He said he’s scared to go out alone with his dog, a poodle and bichon frisé mix known as a poochon.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 18, 2022

The Ladies Cullen, their plank-like shoulders bound in grey frisé velvet and steel, were talking to her.

From Muslin by George (George Augustus) Moore

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