In senses of the verb. of hair. Also, of a wig, the head: Consisting of or covered with crisp curls. Of a fowl: see quot. 1885.

†(a) of the forehead: Wrinkled; (b) of the hair, the head, etc.: Curled, frizzed.

Full of frizzles or crisp curls.

Crisped and curled. See buckle, n. 3. Obsolete.

frizzed.

(see quot. 1851).

Of, pertaining to, or resembling a frizz.

Originally U.S. Of hair: set in water waves (water wave, n. 2).

attributive. Designating a style (esp. of clothing) resembling that of women in portraits painted by Romney; designating clothing in this style. Now…

Of hair: that has a marcel wave or waves. Also in extended use.

having a permanent wave; = permed, adj.

Having or styled with permanent waves.

A perm produced by equipment designed for use in the home, rather than at a hairdressers. Also: the equipment itself. Frequently attributive, in hom…

spec. Applied to a full, bushy, short-curled style of hair worn by some black people, and to frizzed hairstyles in imitation of this.