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fraise

noun \ˈfrāz\

Definition of FRAISE

:  an obstacle of pointed stakes driven into the ramparts of a fortification in a horizontal or inclined position
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Origin of FRAISE

French
First Known Use: 1775

Rhymes with FRAISE

baize, blaze, braise, braze, chaise, craze, days, daze, faze, gaze, glaze, graze, Hays, haze, lase, laze, maize, Mays, maze, phase, phrase, praise, raise, raze, vase, ways
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fraise

noun \ˈfrāz\

Medical Definition of FRAISE

:  a surgical burr shaped like a cone or hemisphere

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