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frisette

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/frɪˈzɛt/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(fri zet′)

fri•sette (fri zet′),USA pronunciation n.

Clothinga fringe of curled or frizzed hair, usually artificial, worn on the forehead by women.

Also, frizette.

French; see frisé, -ette
1810–20

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frisette, frizette /frɪˈzɛt/ n

a curly or frizzed fringe, often an artificial hairpiece, worn by women on the forehead

Etymology: 19th Century: from French, literally: little curl, from friser to curl, shrivel up, probably from frire to fry¹

'frisette' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

frizette - frizz

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