frisure

== English == === Etymology === From French frisure. === Noun === frisure (countable and uncountable, plural frisures) The dressing of the hair by curling. 1870, Daniel Garrison Brinton and George H. Napheys, Personal Beauty: How to Cultivate and Preserve it in Accordance with the Laws of Health, Springfield, Massachusetts: W.J. Holland, “The Hair,” p. 306,[2] […] in the selection of a frisure, as in that of colors, a lady should take into account her complexion, her stature, her features, and her expression, and so arrange the hair as to heighten and give prominence to the most favorable parts of these, and conceal or diminish any defect which they may present. === References === “frisure”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === friseur, furries, surfier == French == === Etymology === From friser +‎ -ure. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fʁi.zyʁ/ === Noun === frisure f (plural frisures) curl (of hair) Synonym: boucle ==== Descendants ==== === Further reading === “frisure”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012