FRAISE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does fraise mean? 

• FRAISE (noun)
  The noun FRAISE has 2 senses:

1. a ruff for the neck worn in the 16th century

2. sloping or horizontal rampart of pointed stakes

  Familiarity information: FRAISE used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FRAISE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A ruff for the neck worn in the 16th century

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("fraise" is a kind of...):

choker; neck ruff; ruff; ruffle (a high tight collar)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Sloping or horizontal rampart of pointed stakes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("fraise" is a kind of...):

bulwark; rampart; wall (an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes)