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   frizz

   /frɪz/

   verb

   • 1. form (hair) into a mass of small, tight curls: "her hair was crimped and frizzed into a leonine mane"
   • ▪ (of hair) form itself into a mass of small, tight curls: "his hair had frizzed out symmetrically"
   • 2. dress (chamois or a similar leather) with pumice or a scraping knife.

   noun

   • 1. the state of being formed into a mass of small, tight curls: "a perm system designed to add curl without frizz"

   Word Origin late Middle English (in frizz (sense 2 of the verb)): from French friser. frizz (sense 1 of the verb) dates from the late 16th century.

   Scrabble Points: 26

   • F

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   • R

     1

   • I

     1

   • Z

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   • Z

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