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frizettes

frizettes is the plural of frizette.

Meaning of frizette

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

Questions about frizettes

What is frizettes the plural of?
Frizettes is the plural of frizette.

Words near frizettes in the dictionary

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

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