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fraise

fraise

9.9
A stiff ruffled collar worn by people in the 1500s
  • noun
  • Archaic
translation icon : gorguera
  • The queen's elaborate fraise was decorated with pearls and lace.

Examples

  • Portraits from the Elizabethan era often show nobles wearing a distinctive fraise.

  • He wore a starched white fraise to complete his period costume.

  • The noblewoman wore a stunning fraise at the royal banquet.

  • During the 16th century, a fraise was a sign of status.

  • He wore a starched white fraise to complete his period costume.

  • Portraits from the Elizabethan era often show nobles wearing a distinctive fraise.

  • The queen's elaborate fraise was decorated with pearls and lace.

Synonyms

ruffle
vsfraise
21 5.6

A strip of gathered cloth used as a decorative edge on clothes

is the historical stiff neck piece rather than a simple decorative trim
ruff
vsfraise
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A large stiff collar of pleated fabric worn in the 16th and 17th centuries

is the more general gathered neck item rather than that specific fashion
neck ruff
vsfraise
  • Archaic
9.9

A high, stiff collar made of linen or lace worn around the neck

is a similar gathered neck item but is broader and not only circular
ruche
vsfraise
  • Specialized
9.8

A gathered strip of fabric used as a decorative edge on clothes

is the stiff, elaborate sixteenth century neckwear, not just a small trim

Compounds

creme de fraise
9.3

A sweet strawberry-flavored alcoholic drink used in cocktails and desserts

How Decorative

fraise
  • Archaic
9.9
neckpiece
1 5.4
collar
121 1.0
scarf
134 1.0
handkerchief
90 2.2

Surface Forms

fraise singular
fraises plural

Etymology

Fraise for a ruffled collar also comes from French fraise, which can mean a 'frill' or ruffle, and the neckpiece looks like a circle of folded cloth around the throat. That's why a fraise is a stiff, frilly collar worn in the 16th century.