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. strawberry.
2. crème de fraise.
3. 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
3. 1. a tool for enlarging a drill hole
   2. a tool for cutting teeth on watch wheels

Word History and Origins

Origin of fraise¹

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

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

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.

From New York Times

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

From Economist

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.

From New York Times

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

From The Guardian

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.

From Los Angeles Times

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