friz

v. t.

To curl or form into small curls, as hair, with a crisping pin; to crisp.

[imp. & p. p. Frizzed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Frizzing .]

With her hair frizzed short up to her ears.

- Pepys.

To form into little burs, prominences, knobs, or tufts, as the nap of cloth.

(Leather Manufacture) To soften and make of even thickness by rubbing, as with pumice stone or a blunt instrument.

Frizzing machine
a -	(Fabrics) A machine for frizzing the surface of cloth.
b -	(Wood Working) A bench with a revolving cutter head slightly protruding above its surface, for dressing boards.

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