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Definition of Frizzy
1. Adjective. (of hair) in small tight curls.
Definition of Frizzy
1. Adjective. Formed of a mass of small, tight, wiry curls; unruly or extending in all directions. ¹
2. Noun. A small amount of unkempt, curly hair ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Frizzy
1. tightly curled [adj FRIZZIER, FRIZZIEST]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Frizzy
Literary usage of Frizzy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Encyclopaedia Britannica, a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and edited by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"Among those races with frizzy hair, red is almost as common as among those with
... In the frizzy-haired peoples, men and women have equally short growths. ..."
2. The Encyclopedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"There is a fourth type of bail describable as " frizzy. ... Among those races
with frizzy hair, red is almost as common as among those with wavy hair. ..."
3. The Races of Man: An Outline of Anthropology and Ethnography by Joseph Deniker (1900)
"Further, in the South American race we most probably admit two sub-races: a, the
dolichocephalic race, with hair often wavy, or even frizzy (Figs. ..."
4. State of World Population, 1999: 6 Billion, a Time for Choices by Stan Bernstein (2000)
"I think that "frizzy" is her nickname. On this site ESOL teachers can find new
... Heide Vermeulen Mujeres Unidas En Acción Boston, MA frizzy University ..."
5. Elements of Geography by John Henry Noell Stephenson (1908)
"The black, or negro, races are distinguished by woolly or frizzy hair; the yellow,
or Mongoloid, races by straight or lank hair; the white and brown races ..."
6. The Outline of History: Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind by Herbert George Wells (1921)
"Most of the native peoples of Africa south of the Sahara, but not all, have black
or blackish skins, flat noses, thick lips, and frizzy hair. ..."
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