Meaning of FRIZZLE
| Pronunciation: | | 'frizul
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- [v] fry something until its curls and becomes crisp
- [v] curl tightly, of hair
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| | Synonyms: | | crape, crimp, frizz, kink, kink up |
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| | See Also: | | curl, fry, wave | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Friz"zle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Frizzled}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Frizzling}.] [Dim. of {friz}.]
To curl or crisp, as hair; to friz; to crinkle. --Gay.
{To frizzle up}, to crinkle or crisp excessively.
\Friz"zle\, n.
A curl; a lock of hair crisped. --Milton.
\Friz"zle\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Frizzled}; p. pr.
& vb. n. {Frizzling}.] [Freq. of an imitative word frizz, in
dial. use.]
1. To fry, toast, or broil with a sputtering sound to cook
with a sizzling noise. Also fig. --Hawthorne.
2. To cook, in certain way, so as to curl or crinkle up.
Drain and heat it [shaved smoked beef] in one
tablespoonful of hot butter, to curl or frizzle it.
--Mrs. Lincoln
(Cook Book).
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| | Related Terms: | | bake, barbecue, baste, blanch, boil, braise, brew, broil, brown, coddle, cook, crimp, curl, curry, devil, do, do to perfection, fire, fricassee, frizz, fry, griddle, grill, heat, lock, oven-bake, pan, pan-broil, parboil, poach, ponytail, prepare, prepare food, ringlet, roast, saute, scallop, sear, shirr, simmer, steam, stew, stir-fry, toast |
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