Frise

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See also: frise and frisé

English

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Etymology

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From Middle English Frīse, from Old English Frīsa, Proto-West Germanic *frīsō.

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Noun

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Frise (uncountable)

  1. Frisia
    The Frise cloth was made in Frise.
    • 1876, Bulletin of the National Association of Wool Manufacturers, American Industrial Wool:
      It was originally applied to cloths of gold made in Frise, a province in the Low Countries
    • 1820, Henry Smithers, Observations Made During a Residence in Brussels:
      The kingdom of the Netherlands was declared by the Congress at Vienna to be composed of North and South Brabant, Limbourg, Guelders, Liege, East and West Flanders, Hainault, Holland, Zealand, Namur, Antwerp, Utrecht, Frise, Overyssel, Groningen and Drenthe.
    • 1857, A Journal of Papers on Subjects Connected with Maritime Affairs. 1857:
      We not only find them in the swamps of Lower Germany and the provinces of Frise, Holland, Zealand, and Flanders, but also in the sands of Campine and about Dunkirk.

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French

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French Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia fr

Etymology

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From Latin Frisia (territory of the Frisians).

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Proper noun

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Frise f

  1. Friesland (a province of the Netherlands)
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Middle English

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Etymology

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From Old English Frīsa, from Proto-West Germanic *frīsō.

Noun

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Frīse

  1. Frisia

Descendants

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  • English: Frise

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