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fraise

1

[ freyz ]

noun

  1. Fortification. 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. Horology. a cutting tool for correcting inaccuracies in the teeth of a timepiece wheel.


fraise

2

[ frez ]

noun

, French.
, plural fraises [f, r, ez].
  1. a brandy distilled from strawberries.

fraise

/ freɪz /

noun

  1. a neck ruff worn during the 16th century
  2. a sloping or horizontal rampart of pointed stakes
    1. a tool for enlarging a drill hole
    2. a tool for cutting teeth on watch wheels
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of fraise1

1765–75; < French, derivative of fraiser “to frizzle, curl” < Provençal frezar Germanic; compare Old English frīs “curled”
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Word History and Origins

Origin of fraise1

C18: from French: mesentery of a calf, from Old French fraiser to remove a shell, from Latin frendere to crush
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Example Sentences

It should be noted that the farm labels the fruit “wild” even though they have nothing to do with the tiny berries generally known as fraises des bois, or wild strawberries.

One eager girl kept saying “strawberry” as French “fraise” not Occitan “hraga”, for instance.

Open daily during the summer months, this market has all the provisions for a beach picnic, including cheeses, paté, fraises des bois and red and white wines from Bordeaux.

As elegant as you’d expect, it’s a mix of crème de fraise des bois, cognac and champagne, topped with a tropical flower.

Dressed in his signature camouflage pants and headband, Phil ‎Robertson, of "Duck Dynasty" fame, stood on the deck of a Riviera yacht here and poked at his dessert aux fraise with a tiny fork.

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Frailty, thy name is woman!fraise du bois