Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An obsolete form of
frieze . - noun An obsolete form of
frieze . - noun Same as
chevaux-de-frise .
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Examples
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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.
Swallow Barn, or A Sojourn in the Old Dominion. In Two Volumes. Vol. I. 1832
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Docked, in the model's present whim, 'frise' and banged above the brows.
Poems Alan Seeger 1902
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Breeds include the Chihuahua, dachshund, Boston terrier, shih tzu, bichon frise, miniature pinscher and the xolo, a Mexican hairless dog.
Ready for the Dog Days of Winter? Gwendolyn Bounds 2011
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Senate Budget Chairman Kent Conrad, a North Dakota Democrat, takes his white bichon frise with him not only to the office, but also into the Capitol for floor votes.
On Capitol Hill, Anything Goes David M. Drucker 2010
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Dennis Fath, a homeowner near the suburb of Schaumburg, Ill., said Rocky, his 10-pound bichon frise, was killed by a coyote in 2009.
Coyotes Establish Residency in Chicago Joe Barrett 2011
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An officer picked up a 4-year-old white male bichon frise wearing a black leather collar.
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Lucky Dog, a bichon frise, was three years old, and French Fry, a bichon-poodle mix, was two.
Knowing Jesse Marianne Leone 2010
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Ever since Goody, our twelve-year-old bichon frise, was diagnosed with congestive heart failure, I have been compelled by pity and fear to do his bidding.
Knowing Jesse Marianne Leone 2010
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A bichon frise and a terrier-poodle mix are in the society's custody, and an investigation is pending.
D.C. Animal Watch 2010
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An animal control officer picked up a 4-year-old white female bichon frise that had a brown leather collar but no identification.
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