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a length of hair that forms a loop or series of loops
  • a photograph of a 1920s flapper with that trademark frizz on the forehead

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The first known use of frizz was in 1660

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“Frizz.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frizz. Accessed 20 Jan. 2021.

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