fraise

fraise  (frz)

n.

1. A defensive barrier of pointed inclined stakes or barbed wire.

2. A ruff for the neck worn in the 16th century.

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[French, from Old French, mesentery (from its pleated shape), from (feves) frasees, shelled (beans), from the resemblance between the mesentery and the peel surrounding individual broad beans, from Latin (faba) frsa, ground (bean), feminine past participle of frendere, to crush; see frenum.]

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fraise [freɪz]

n

1. (Clothing & Fashion) a neck ruff worn during the 16th century

2. (Military / Fortifications) a sloping or horizontal rampart of pointed stakes

3. (Engineering / Tools)

a.  a tool for enlarging a drill hole

b.  a tool for cutting teeth on watch wheels

[from French: mesentery of a calf, from Old French fraiser to remove a shell, from Latin frendere to crush]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	fraise - a ruff for the neck worn in the 16th century neck ruff, ruff, ruffle, choker - a high tight collar
	2.	fraise - sloping or horizontal rampart of pointed stakes bulwark, rampart, wall - an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes; "they stormed the ramparts of the city"; "they blew the trumpet and the walls came tumbling down"