"frizette" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: frizettes [plural], frisette [alternative]
Etymology: From French frisette (“curl”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|fr|frisette||curl}} French frisette (“curl”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} frizette (plural frizettes)
  1. A fringe of hair or curls around a woman's forehead.
    Sense id: en-frizette-en-noun-KLKLfnI~
  2. (historical) A pad of frizzed hair or silk formerly worn by women under the hair to stuff it out. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-frizette-en-noun-EjKkolnt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 58 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 30 70 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 80

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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