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frizette

frizette noun: a fringe of hair or curls around a woman's forehead.

Noun

frizette (plural frizettes)

  1. A fringe of hair or curls around a woman's forehead.
  2. (historical) A pad of frizzed hair or silk formerly worn by women under the hair to stuff it out.
    • This cover offers no impediment to the hairpins, which are much better preserved in this way than by being left about in an untidy fashion. In addition, there should be a tray with various kinds of combs, frizettes and bottles of perfumes.1876, Eliza Bisbee Duffey, Our Behaviour: A Manual of Etiquette and Dress of the Best American Society, Philadelphia

Forms of frizette

pluralfrizettes
alternative formfrisette

Origin of frizette

From French frisette (“curl”).

Questions about frizette

What does frizette mean?
Frizette means a fringe of hair or curls around a woman's forehead.
What part of speech is frizette?
Frizette is a noun.
What is the plural of frizette?
The plural of frizette is frizettes.

Words near frizette in the dictionary

  1. Frizells
  2. frizels
  3. frizer
  4. frizers
  5. frizes
  6. frizette
  7. frizettes
  8. frizing
  9. Frizinghall
  10. Frizington
  11. frizz

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