with obj.
1
- form (hair) into a mass of small, tight curls使（头发）卷曲, 将（头发）卷紧：
her hair was frizzed up in a style that seemed matronly.
她的头发向上卷成一团团小卷儿, 俨然一副已婚妇女模样。
1.1
- no obj.(of hair) form itself into such a mass（头发）卷曲, 卷成一团小卷儿：
his hair had frizzed out symmetrically.
他的头发对称地向两边打卷儿。
2
- dress (wash leather) with pumice or a scraping knife用浮石（或刮刀）修整（揩拭用皮革）。
mass noun
- the state of being formed into such a mass of curls拳曲, 卷紧的小卷儿：
a perm system designed to add curl without frizz.
一种可把头发烫弯但不会起小卷儿的烫发装置。
词源
late Middle English (in sense 2)： from French friser. Sense 1 dates from the late 16th cent.