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frise

fri·sé
F f

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fri-zey]
    • /frɪˈzeɪ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fri-zey]
    • /frɪˈzeɪ/

Definitions of frise word

  • noun frise a rug or upholstery fabric having the pile in uncut loops or in a combination of cut and uncut loops. 1
  • noun frise fabric with a long normally uncut nap used for upholstery and rugs 0
  • noun frise a fabric with a long normally uncut nap used for upholstery and rugs 0
  • noun frise a type of upholstery fabric having a thick pile consisting of uncut loops, or, sometimes, of some loops cut to form a design 0
  • noun frise border. 0
  • noun frise frieze. 0

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Origin of frise

First appearance:

before 1880
One of the 23% newest English words
1880-85; < French: noun use of past participle of friser to curl, probably derivative of fris-, stem of frire to fry1, some foods taking on a curllike form when fried

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Frise

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

frise popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

frise usage trend in Literature

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