frizzle

frizzle
frizzle (v.) "curl hair," 1560s, perhaps related to O.E. fris "curly" and O.Fris. frisle. Or else from M.Fr. friser "to curl" (see FRIZZ (Cf. frizz) (v.)). Related: Frizzled; frizzling. As a noun from 1610s, "crisp curl," from the verb.

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  • Frizzle — Friz zle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Frizzled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Frizzling}.] [Dim. of {friz}.] To curl or crisp, as hair; to friz; to crinkle. Gay. [1913 Webster] {To frizzle up}, to crinkle or crisp excessively. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Frizzle — Friz zle, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Frizzled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Frizzling}.] [Freq. of an imitative word frizz, in dial. use.] 1. To fry, toast, or broil with a sputtering sound to cook with a sizzling noise. Also fig. Hawthorne. [Webster 1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • frizzle — Ⅰ. frizzle [1] ► VERB ▪ fry until crisp or burnt. ORIGIN from FRY(Cf. ↑fry), probably influenced by SIZZLE(Cf. ↑sizzler). Ⅱ. frizzle [2] …   English terms dictionary

  • Frizzle — Friz zle, n. A curl; a lock of hair crisped. Milton. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • frizzle — frizzle. Mутация, изменяющая оперение домашних кур (перья приобретают характерную завитость), мягкость и легкая разрушаемость перьев обусловлена аномальной аминокислотной структурой кератина <keratin>. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый… …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • frizzle — frizzle1 [friz′əl] vi., vt. frizzled, frizzling [echoic alteration of FRY1, after SIZZLE] 1. to make or cause to make a sputtering, hissing noise, as in frying; sizzle 2. to become or make crisp by broiling or frying thoroughly frizzle2 [friz′əl] …   English World dictionary

  • frizzle — UK [ˈfrɪz(ə)l] / US verb [transitive] Word forms frizzle : present tense I/you/we/they frizzle he/she/it frizzles present participle frizzling past tense frizzled past participle frizzled spoken if heat frizzles something, it makes it dry, hard,… …   English dictionary

  • frizzle — verb (I, T) informal also frizzle up to dry or burn something, or to be dried or burnt, especially into a curly shape …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • Frizzle Fry — Studio album by Primus Released February 1990 …   Wikipedia

  • Frizzle Sizzle — were a Dutch teenage girl group of the 1980s. The four members of the group were Karin Vlasblom (born August 10, 1967), Laura Vlasblom (born October 8, 1968), Mandy Huydts (born April 9, 1969) and Marjon Keller (born June 1, 1970). Contents 1… …   Wikipedia

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