[a. F. fraise fem., f. fraiser, fraser, to enlarge a circular hole, f. fraise (see prec.).] A tool used for enlarging a circular hole; also, in Watchmaking, for cutting teeth in a wheel.
1874. Knight, Dict. Mech., I. 912/2. Fraise.… 2. A tool used by marble-workers to enlarge a hole made by a drill. It is grooved, and slightly conical.
1884. F. J. Britten, The Watch and Clockmakers’ Handbook, 125. If the fraise chosen is too large, it will cut a jagged and uneven tooth; and, if too small, will leave a ridge or shoulder on the tooth: in this, as in everything else, practice makes perfect.
