frizette
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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She was a little, bustling figure, rather dusty and moth-eaten, with a black frizette, always a little to one side, and eager, gentle, blue eyes.
From Dr. Lavendar's People by Deland, Margaret Wade Campbell
As I remember her, she was tall and stately, prim and precise, and was attired generally in black silk and elaborate cap and frizette, a very Lady-Prioress sort of a person.
From The Home Life of Poe by Weiss, Susan Archer
Miss Lydia shook her head in horrified protest, but she beamed at him from under her black frizette, grateful for his sympathy.
From Dr. Lavendar's People by Deland, Margaret Wade Campbell
This attractive peculiarity was more apparent than ever to-day, the frizette having been caught by a bough in the woods.
From Bluebell A Novel by Huddleston, Mrs. George Croft
Miss Lydia, her frightened eyes peering at her caller from under that black frizette, could hardly speak herself.
From An Old Chester Secret by Deland, Margaret Wade Campbell
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