fraise /ˈfɹeɪ̯z/noun 7verb 2forms 3 noun7 •(historical) A ruff worn (especially by women) in the 16th century. •A type of palisade placed for defence around a berm; a defence consisting of pointed stakes driven into the ramparts in a horizontal or inclined position. •A stylized strawberry with leaves.Az. a fraise arg. between three garbs or, all within a bordure engrailed of the second. George Cumming (1790) — 1893 •A fluted reamer for enlarging holes in stone; a small milling cutter. •A tool for cutting the teeth of a timepiece's wheel to correct inaccuracies. •(historical) An embroidered scarf with its ends crossed over the chest and pinned, worn (especially by women) in the 19th century. •(dialect, old-fashioned) Commotion. verb2 •To protect, as a line of troops, against an onset of cavalry, by opposing bayonets raised obliquely forward.to fraise a battaion is to line or cover it every way with bayonets — 1881 •(no longer used) To put in danger, in terror, or at risk. formsfraised · fraising · fraises
