frisette
or fri·zette
[ fri-zet ]
noun
a fringe of curled or frizzed hair, usually artificial, worn on the forehead by women.
Origin of frisette
1Words Nearby frisette
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How to use frisette in a sentence
Frizette′, frisette′, a cluster of small curls worn over the forehead.
Dolly did not reply, nor did she seem to care whether Madame frisette was at work or not.
Old Kensington | Miss Thackeray
British Dictionary definitions for frisette
frisette
frizette
/ (frɪˈzɛt) /
noun
a curly or frizzed fringe, often an artificial hairpiece, worn by women on the forehead
Origin of frisette
1C19: from French, literally: little curl, from friser to curl, shrivel up, probably from frire to fry 1
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