frise — meaning in English

English meaning

• backdrop noun A large painted cloth or screen hung behind a stage set.
• curly adjective Formed into curls or ringlets; not straight.
• frilly adj Decorated with frills (small gathered strips of fabric).

Senses

frise is used for these senses in English:

• Friesland A province of the Netherlands.
• Frisia (historical) A coastal geographical region in Western Europe, along the southeastern corner of the North Sea in what today is mostly a large part of the Netherlands (including the present-day province of Frisia; see below) and smaller parts of northern Germany (including present-day East Frisia). It is the traditional homeland of the Frisians.
• backdrop A decorated cloth hung at the back of a stage.
• curly Having curls.
• curly a person or animal with curly hair.
• frieze A kind of coarse woollen cloth or stuff with a shaggy or tufted (friezed) nap on one side.
• frilly Having frills; frilled.

backdrop — full definition

1. noun A large painted cloth or screen hung behind a stage set.
2. noun The circumstances or setting against which events take place.
3. verb To serve as a background for something.

curly — full definition

1. adjective Formed into curls or ringlets; not straight.
2. adjective Complicated or tricky to deal with.

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