friz
Americanverb (used with or without object)
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Pooty soon Bill said to hisself, 'Goy-blamed ef I don't think he's friz to death, or else he'd say somethin'!'
From Harper's New Monthly Magazine No. XVI.?September, 1851?Vol. III. by Various
“The wind’s gettin’ real sharp and I got the nose most friz off’n my face.”
From The Peace of Roaring River by Koerner, W. H. D. (William Henry Dethlef)
It's always colder, too, when there's nobody about but yourself—you get your own share and every body else's besides; and it's lucky if you're not friz.
From Graham's Magazine Vol. XXXII No. 2. February 1848 by Conrad, Robert Taylor
The spray friz in the air as it come, an' the men were pelted with pieces of jagged ice, mighty near as big 's a bob-cherry.
From The Boy With the U. S. Life-Savers by Rolt-Wheeler, Francis
Add a few small friz curls and orange blossoms between the puffs.
From Self-Instructor in the Art of Hair Work Dressing Hair, Making Curls, Switches, Braids, and Hair Jewelry of Every Description. by Campbell, Mark
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