WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
fraise
(frāz),USA pronunciation n.
fraise (frez),USA pronunciation n., pl. fraises (frez).USA pronunciation [French.]
- [Fort.]a defense consisting of pointed stakes projecting from the ramparts in a horizontal or an inclined position.
- Clothinga ruff worn around the neck in the 16th century.
- Clothinga woman's embroidered scarf worn with ends crossed on the chest and pinned with a brooch or the like, popular in the early 19th century.
- Time[Horol.]a cutting tool for correcting inaccuracies in the teeth of a timepiece wheel.
- Provencal frezar
Gmc; compare Old English frīs curled - French, derivative of fraiser to frizzle, curl
- 1765–75
fraise (frez),USA pronunciation n., pl. fraises (frez).USA pronunciation [French.]
- Winestrawberry.
- WineSee crème de fraise.
- Winea brandy distilled from strawberries.
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