a. [Fr. frisé in similar sense, pa. pple. of friser: see FRIEZE, FRIZZ vbs.] (See quot. 1884.)

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1884.  West. Daily Press, 20 June. 7/5. Frisé materials are everywhere, frisé meaning a raised design … in silk, looking as if it had been woven over pins, and the pins withdrawn.

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1892.  Daily News, 24 Oct., 3/1. A raised frisé stripe in black silky wool.

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