Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

frisure

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: frisure
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The dressing of the hair by curling.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"A box on the ear destroys the whole oeconomy of their frisure, upon which they bestow the greatest part of their time and attention […]"
"1870, Daniel Garrison Brinton and George H. Napheys, Personal Beauty: How to Cultivate and Preserve it in Accordance with the Laws of Health, Springfield, Massachusetts: W.J. Holland, “The Hair,” p. 306, […] in the selection of a frisure, as in that of colors, a lady should take into account her complexion, her stature, her features, and her expression, and so arrange the hair as to heighten and give prominence to the most favorable parts of these, and conceal or diminish any defect which they may present."
"[…]the frisure of women's hair"

Etymology

From French frisure.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: frisure

Usage

Inflected Forms

frisures (plural)

Questions

What does frisure mean?: The dressing of the hair by curling.
Where does frisure come from?: It is traced to French.

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