Definitions for: Fraise


[n] sloping or horizontal rampart of pointed stakes
[n] a ruff for the neck worn in the 16th century



Webster (1913) Definition: Fraise, n. [See Froise.]
A large and thick pancake, with slices of bacon in it. [Obs.]
--Johnson.


Fraise, n. [F. fraise, orig., a ruff, cf. F. frise
frieze, E. frieze a coarse stuff.]
1. (Fort.) A defense consisting of pointed stakes driven into
the ramparts in a horizontal or inclined position.

2. (Mech.) A fluted reamer for enlarging holes in stone; a
small milling cutter.


Fraise, v. t. (Mil.)
To protect, as a line of troops, against an onset of cavalry,
by opposing bayonets raised obliquely forward. --Wilhelm.

See Also: bulwark, choker, neck ruff, rampart, ruff, ruffle, wall

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