fraise

noun
UK: /freɪz/
US: /freɪz/

  1. A type of pleated ruff worn around the neck in the 16th century.

    1. She wore a delicate fraise with her gown, it was beautiful.
    2. The portrait showed a nobleman adorned with an elaborate fraise around his neck.

  2. A defense made of pointed stakes set in a rampart, palisade, or ditch to impede an enemy's advance.

    1. The soldiers constructed a fraise around the fort very quickly.
    2. To protect their position, the engineers added a fraise to the existing fortifications.

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The word "fraise" in English means: A type of pleated ruff worn around the neck in the 16th century., A defense made of pointed stakes set in a rampart, palisade, or ditch to impede an enemy's advance..

The phonetic transcription of "fraise" is /freɪz/ in British English and /freɪz/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Example usage of "fraise": "She wore a delicate fraise with her gown, it was beautiful.". More examples on the page.