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Praise vs Fraise - What's the difference?

praise | fraise |

As nouns the difference between praise and fraise

is that praise is commendation; favourable representation in words while fraise is a ruff worn (especially by women) in the 16th century.

As verbs the difference between praise and fraise

is that praise is to give praise to while fraise is to protect, as a line of troops, against an onset of cavalry, by opposing bayonets raised obliquely forward.

praise

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • commendation; favourable representation in words
  • worship

    • Synonyms

    * See

    Antonyms

    * blame * criticize * See

    Derived terms

    * damn with faint praise * praiseworthy * sing the praises

    Verb

    (prais)
  • To give praise to.

    • Antonyms

    * blame

    External links

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    Anagrams

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    fraise

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) fraise, (fraiser).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (historical) A ruff worn (especially by women) in the 16th century.
  • A type of palisade placed for defence around a berm; a defence consisting of pointed stakes driven into the ramparts in a horizontal or inclined position.
  • A fluted reamer for enlarging holes in stone; a small milling cutter.

    • Verb

    (frais)
  • (military) To protect, as a line of troops, against an onset of cavalry, by opposing bayonets raised obliquely forward.
    • (Wilhelm)
    Related terms
    * (l)

    Etymology 2

    See froise.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A large thick pancake with slices of bacon in it.
    • (Johnson)
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