Definition of "frise" [frise]

• An obsolete form of frieze. (noun)
• An obsolete form of frieze. (noun)
• Same as chevaux-de-frise. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "The rude enclosure surrounding this antiquated magazine is strewed knee-deep with litter, from the midst of which arises a long rack, resembling a chevaux de frise, which is ordinarily filled with fodder."
• "Docked, in the model's present whim, 'frise' and banged above the brows."
• "Dennis Fath, a homeowner near the suburb of Schaumburg, Ill., said Rocky, his 10-pound bichon frise, was killed by a coyote in 2009."