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fraise

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[ freyz ]

noun

  1. Fortification. a defense consisting of pointed stakes projecting from the ramparts in a horizontal or an inclined position.
  2. a ruff worn around the neck in the 16th century.
  3. a woman's embroidered scarf worn with ends crossed on the chest and pinned with a brooch or the like, popular in the early 19th century.
  4. Horology. a cutting tool for correcting inaccuracies in the teeth of a timepiece wheel.


fraise

2

[ frez ]

noun

French.
plural fraises
  1. a brandy distilled from strawberries.

fraise

/ ´Ú°ù±ðɪ³ú /

noun

  1. a neck ruff worn during the 16th century
  2. a sloping or horizontal rampart of pointed stakes
    1. a tool for enlarging a drill hole
    2. a tool for cutting teeth on watch wheels
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of fraise1

1765–75; < French, derivative of fraiser “to frizzle, curl†< ±Ê°ù´Ç±¹±ð²Ôç²¹±ô frezar ≪ Germanic; compare Old English ´Ú°ùÄ«²õ “c³Ü°ù±ô±ð»åâ€
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of fraise1

C18: from French: mesentery of a calf, from Old French fraiser to remove a shell, from Latin frendere to crush
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It should be noted that the farm labels the fruit “wild†even though they have nothing to do with the tiny berries generally known as fraises des bois, or wild strawberries.

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One eager girl kept saying “strawberry†as French “fraise†not Occitan “hragaâ€, for instance.

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Open daily during the summer months, this market has all the provisions for a beach picnic, including cheeses, paté, fraises des bois and red and white wines from Bordeaux.

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As elegant as you’d expect, it’s a mix of crème de fraise des bois, cognac and champagne, topped with a tropical flower.

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Dressed in his signature camouflage pants and headband, Phil ‎Robertson, of "Duck Dynasty" fame, stood on the deck of a Riviera yacht here and poked at his dessert aux fraise with a tiny fork.

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Frailty, thy name is woman!fraise du bois