Fraise

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /fɹeɪz/

From French fraise, fraiser.

Full definition of fraise

Noun

1. (historical) A ruff worn (especially by women) in the 16th century.
2. 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.
3. A fluted reamer for enlarging holes in stone; a small milling cutter.

Verb

1. (military) To protect, as a line of troops, against an onset of cavalry, by opposing bayonets raised obliquely forward.

Related terms

• fraist

See froise.

Noun

1. A large thick pancake with slices of bacon in it.