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Definition of Fraise
1. Noun. A ruff for the neck worn in the 16th century.
2. Noun. Sloping or horizontal rampart of pointed stakes.
Definition of Fraise
1. n. A large and thick pancake, with slices of bacon in it.
2. n. A defense consisting of pointed stakes driven into the ramparts in a horizontal or inclined position.
3. v. t. To protect, as a line of troops, against an onset of cavalry, by opposing bayonets raised obliquely forward.
Definition of Fraise
1. Verb. (transitive, obsolete) To terrify; endanger. ¹
2. Verb. (military) To protect, as a line of troops, against an onset of cavalry, by opposing bayonets raised obliquely forward. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Fraise
1. a barrier of pointed stakes [n -S]
Medical Definition of Fraise
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1. A defense consisting of pointed stakes driven into the ramparts in a horizontal or inclined position.
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Fraise
Literary usage of Fraise
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1858)
"... have been her ruff round the neck, the French name for which is “fraise” or”
fraize”? Kz.or. Punch Ladles (2'” S. iv. 270.)—May not the insertion of ..."
2. Aide-mémoire to the Military Sciences: Framed from Contributions of Officers by Great Britain Army. Royal Engineers (1860)
"... and can only be fixed in permanent fortification advantageously, as explained
in the diagram. It has been found by experience,* that the fraise, ..."
3. A Military Dictionary: Or, Explaination of the Several Systems of Discipline by William Duane (1810)
"... drill In a military sense to fraise or fraiseR, Fr. To plait, knead or fence ;
as fruiter un ... FRAMES, Fr. See fRAisE an adopted Tin ..."
4. Illustrated Technical Dictionary in Six Languages, English, German, French by Kurt Deinhardt, Alfred Schlomann (1906)
"... cutter for gear wheels, gear cutter fraise (f) pour engrenages ... cutter
fraise (f) profilée, fraise (f) de forme цилиндрическая ..."
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