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fraise definition

fraise (frāz)

noun

  1. a ruff or high collar of a kind worn esp. in the 16th cent.
  2. Mil. a barrier consisting of an inclined or horizontal fence as of wooden stakes

Etymology: Fr, orig., a ruff < fraiser, to ruffle

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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