释义 |
fraise I. \ˈfrāz\ noun (-s) Etymology: alteration of phrase 1. or frase dialect Britain : a noisy confusion : hubbub 2. Scotland : flattery, cajolery : empty talk II. transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) : flatter, cajole III. noun (-s) Etymology: French, literally, mesentery of a calf or lamb, from Middle French, from fraiser to unwrap, shell (as a bean), from (assumed) Vulgar Latin fresare, from Latin fresa (in the term faba fresa ground bean), feminine of fresus, past participle of frendere to gnash, crush, grind — more at grind 1. : an obstacle used in fortification consisting of pointed stakes driven into the ramparts in a horizontal or inclined position 2. : a style of neck ruff 3. : a fluted reamer for enlarging holes in stone 4. : a cutting tool for correcting the shape of the teeth of timepiece wheels IV. transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) 1. : to ream out and enlarge (as a hole in stone) 2. : to shape or dress with a fraise V. noun (-s) Etymology: French, strawberry, from Old French fraise, frese, irregular (perhaps influence of the -s- in framboise raspberry) from Late Latin fraga, from Latin, plural of fragum 1. also frase : a heraldic representation of a strawberry blossom often not distinguished from a cinquefoil — called also fraser 2. : strawberry color |