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Neck ruff in Shakespeare's day
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fraise
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Word definitions for fraise in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Froise \Froise\, n. [OE. froise cf. F. froisser to bruise, E. frush to bruise,] A kind of pancake. See 1st Fraise . [Written also fraise .]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
Etymology 1 vb. (lb en transitive archaic) to put in danger, terror, or at risk Etymology 2 n. 1 (context historical English) A ruff worn (especially by women) in the 16th century. 2 A type of palisade placed for defence around a berm; a defence consisting ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a ruff for the neck worn in the 16th century sloping or horizontal rampart of pointed stakes
Usage examples of fraise.
She ate her way through a delicious meal, but the Mousse de Sole all Champagne and the Fraises Romanoff might just as well have been fish pie and bread and butter pudding for all the notice she took of them.
He fraised a finger and cocked it, ordering four or five uninformed men into the room.
Consomm een gelee saumon froid and fraises des bois will do very well,' Erika replied quietly, but her hand trembled as he placed the iced soup in front of her with a little bow and left the room.