bichon frise
noun
bi·chon fri·se
bē-ˌshōⁿ-frē-ˈzā 
ˈbē-ˌshȯn-fri-ˈzā
ˈbē-ˌshȯn-fri-ˈzā
-ˌshän-
plural bichons frises
bē-ˌshōⁿ-frē-ˈzā(z)
ˈbē-ˌshȯn-fri-ˈzāz,
-ˌshän-
: any of a breed of small sturdy dogs of Mediterranean origin having a thick wavy white coat
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The bichon frise, Afghan hound, Portuguese water dog, puli and komondor complete the AKC's list of dog breeds requiring the most grooming.
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Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Apr. 2025
Now, the Old Bridge Animal Shelter is caring for the dog, identified as a bichon frise breed named Scotty, according to a Jan. 22 Facebook post by the rescue.
—Paloma Chavez, Miami Herald, 22 Jan. 2025
These barks will need to be thoroughly labeled by age, breed, and situation—separating out a 10-year-old male labradoodle barking at a stranger from a six-week-old bichon frise puppy playing with its littermate.
—Caroline Mimbs Nyce, The Atlantic, 17 Oct. 2024
Who wants an apartment that might smell like bichon frise?
—Clio Chang, Curbed, 14 June 2024
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Low-shedding and cute to boot, the bichon frise is a great lap dog candidate.
—Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 15 Sep. 2023
And now, a public eviction on the streets of Rome, complete with reporters and a quartet of bichon frise dogs.
—Christopher Parker, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Apr. 2023
Predictably, the Princess Boncompagni Ludovisi left the villa in a roiling crush of paparazzi and television reporters, shepherding her four energetic white bichon frise into her car with her.
—Guy Martin, Forbes, 20 Apr. 2023
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Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Apr. 2025
Now, the Old Bridge Animal Shelter is caring for the dog, identified as a bichon frise breed named Scotty, according to a Jan. 22 Facebook post by the rescue.
—Paloma Chavez, Miami Herald, 22 Jan. 2025
These barks will need to be thoroughly labeled by age, breed, and situation—separating out a 10-year-old male labradoodle barking at a stranger from a six-week-old bichon frise puppy playing with its littermate.
—Caroline Mimbs Nyce, The Atlantic, 17 Oct. 2024
Who wants an apartment that might smell like bichon frise?
—Clio Chang, Curbed, 14 June 2024
Explore our succinct list of some of the canine world's best lap dog breeds, any one of which would make the sweetest companion.
01
Bichon Frise
Low-shedding and cute to boot, the bichon frise is a great lap dog candidate.
—Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 15 Sep. 2023
And now, a public eviction on the streets of Rome, complete with reporters and a quartet of bichon frise dogs.
—Christopher Parker, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Apr. 2023
Predictably, the Princess Boncompagni Ludovisi left the villa in a roiling crush of paparazzi and television reporters, shepherding her four energetic white bichon frise into her car with her.
—Guy Martin, Forbes, 20 Apr. 2023
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