fraise
IPA: frˈeɪz
noun
- A type of palisade placed for defence around a berm; a defence consisting of pointed stakes driven into the ramparts in a horizontal or inclined position.
- (historical) A ruff worn (especially by women) in the 16th century.
- (historical) An embroidered scarf with its ends crossed over the chest and pinned, worn (especially by women) in the 19th century.
- A fluted reamer for enlarging holes in stone; a small milling cutter.
- A tool for cutting the teeth of a timepiece's wheel to correct inaccuracies.
- (heraldry) A stylized strawberry with leaves.
- (UK, dialect, dated) Commotion.
- Alternative form of froise (“kind of pancake or omelette”) [A kind of large thick pancake or omelette, often with slices of bacon.]
verb
- (transitive, archaic) To put in danger, in terror, or at risk.
- (military) To protect, as a line of troops, against an onset of cavalry, by opposing bayonets raised obliquely forward.
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Examples of "fraise" in Sentences
- Facing a top class international field, Fraise was sent off at odds of 14 1.