/fra pay"/ ; Fr. /frddann pay"/ , n. , pl. frappés /-payz"/ ; Fr. /-pay"/ , adj., v., frappéed, frappéing .
n.
1. a fruit juice mixture frozen to a mush, to be served as a dessert, appetizer, or relish.
2. an after-dinner drink consisting of a liqueur, as crème de menthe, poured over cracked or shaved ice.
3. frappe.
4. Ballet. a beating of the toe of the working foot against the ankle of the supporting foot.
adj.
5. chilled; iced; frozen.
v.t.
6. to make a frappé of: to frappé rum, fruit juice, and cracked ice.
[ 1840-50; frapper to ice, strike ]