Friz — Defs

01 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

1.
To curl or form into small curls, as hair, with a crisping pin; to crisp.
“With her hair frizzed short up to her ears.” — Pepys.
2.
To form into little burs, prominences, knobs, or tufts, as the nap of cloth.
3.
To soften and make of even thickness by rubbing, as with pumice stone or a blunt instrument.(Leather Manufacture)

Phrases & compounds

Frizzing machine — A machine for frizzing the surface of cloth.

02 n. That which is frizzed; anything crisped or curled, as a wig; a frizzle.

pl. Frizzes

1.
That which is frizzed; anything crisped or curled, as a wig; a frizzle.
“He [Dr. Johnson], who saw in his glass how his wig became his face and head, might easily infer that a similar fullbottomed, well-curled friz of words would be no less becoming to his thoughts.” — Hare.