/frayz/ , n.
1. Fort. a defense consisting of pointed stakes projecting from the ramparts in a horizontal or an inclined position.
2. a ruff worn around the neck in the 16th century.
3. a woman's embroidered scarf worn with ends crossed on the chest and pinned with a brooch or the like, popular in the early 19th century.
4. Horol. a cutting tool for correcting inaccuracies in the teeth of a timepiece wheel.
[ 1765-75; fraiser to frizzle, curl
frezar fris curled ]
/frddez/ , n. , pl. fraises /frddez/ . French.
1. strawberry.
2. See crème de fraise .
3. a brandy distilled from strawberries.