FRAISE

fraise

(noun) sloping or horizontal rampart of pointed stakes

fraise

(noun) a ruff for the neck worn in the 16th century

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Verb

fraise (third-person singular simple present fraises, present participle fraising, simple past and past participle fraised)

(transitive, archaic) To put in danger, in terror, or at risk.

Etymology 2

Noun

fraise (plural fraises)

A type of palisade placed for defence around a berm; a defence consisting of pointed stakes driven into the ramparts in a horizontal or inclined position.

(historical) A ruff worn (especially by women) in the 16th century.

(historical) An embroidered scarf with its ends crossed over the chest and pinned, worn (especially by women) in the 19th century.

A fluted reamer for enlarging holes in stone; a small milling cutter.

A tool for cutting the teeth of a timepiece's wheel to correct inaccuracies.

Verb

fraise (third-person singular simple present fraises, present participle fraising, simple past and past participle fraised)

(military) To protect, as a line of troops, against an onset of cavalry, by opposing bayonets raised obliquely forward.

Etymology 3

Noun

fraise (plural fraises)

A large thick pancake with slices of bacon in it.

Etymology 4

Noun

fraise (plural fraises)

(heraldry) A stylized strawberry with leaves.

Etymology 5

Noun

fraise

(UK, dialect, dated) Commotion.

Anagrams

• Faries, Ferias, faires, ferias, rafies, sea fir, sefira

Source: Wiktionary

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Fraise, n. Etym: [See Froise.]

Definition: A large and thick pancake, with slices of bacon in it. [Obs.] Johnson.

Fraise, n. Etym: [F. fraise, orig., a ruff, cf. F. frise frieze, E. frieze a coarse stuff.]

1. (Fort.)

Definition: A defense consisting of pointed stakes driven into the ramparts in a horizontal or inclined position.

2. (Mech.)

Definition: A fluted reamer for enlarging holes in stone; a small milling cutter.

Fraise, v. t. (Mil.)

Definition: To protect, as a line of troops, against an onset of cavalry, by opposing bayonets raised obliquely forward. Wilhelm.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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