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Fraise

Fraise Meaning & Definition
Fraise Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Fraise?

[n] sloping or horizontal rampart of pointed stakes
[n] a ruff for the neck worn in the 16th century

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See Also | bulwark | choker | neck ruff | rampart | ruff | ruffle | wall

Fraise In Webster's Dictionary

\Fraise\, n. [See {Froise}.] A large and thick pancake, with slices of bacon in it. [Obs.] --Johnson.
\Fraise\, n. [F. fraise, orig., a ruff, cf. F. frise frieze, E. frieze a coarse stuff.] 1. (Fort.) A defense consisting of pointed stakes driven into the ramparts in a horizontal or inclined position. 2. (Mech.) A fluted reamer for enlarging holes in stone; a small milling cutter.
\Fraise\, v. t. (Mil.) To protect, as a line of troops, against an onset of cavalry, by opposing bayonets raised obliquely forward. --Wilhelm.

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