noun
Meaning 1
A canker in the mouth of a hawk.
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Standard Lemma guide
frounce
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/fɹaʊns/
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rhymes with -aʊns
noun
Meaning 2
A plait or curl.
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verb
Meaning 3
To curl.
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Usage: ambitransitive, rare
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verb
Meaning 4
To crease, wrinkle, to frown.
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Usage: rare
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verb
Meaning 5
To gather into or adorn with plaits, as a dress.
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History
Etymology
From Middle English frouncen, from Old French froncir "to wrinkle, frown", from Frankish *hrunkiju (“a wrinkle”), from Proto-Germanic *hrunkijō, *hrunkitō (“fold, wrinkle”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to turn, bend”). Akin to Old High German runza "fold, wrinkle, crease" (German Runzel "wrinkle"), Middle Dutch ronse "frown", Old Norse hrukka "wrinkle, crease" (Icelandic hrukka "wrinkle, crease, ruck"). More at ruck2.
Across languages
Translations
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: trikomonoosi — canker in the mouth of hawk