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Frizzing machine

Friz \Friz\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Frizzed; p. pr. & vb. n. Frizzing.] [Cf. F. friser to curl, crisp, frizzle, to raise the nap (on certain stuffs); prob.akin to OFries. frisle hair of the head. Cf. Frieze kind of cloth.] [Written also frizz.]

  1. To curl or form into small curls, as hair, with a crisping pin; to crisp.

    With her hair frizzed short up to her ears.
    --Pepys.

  2. To form into little burs, prominences, knobs, or tufts, as the nap of cloth.

  3. (Leather Manufacture) To soften and make of even thickness by rubbing, as with pumice stone or a blunt instrument. Frizzing machine.

    1. (Fabrics) A machine for frizzing the surface of cloth.

    2. (Wood Working) A bench with a revolving cutter head slightly protruding above its surface, for dressing boards.