1. (v. t.) To curl or form into small curls, as hair, with a crisping pin; to crisp.

2. (v. t.) To form into little burs, prominences, knobs, or tufts, as the nap of cloth.

3. (v. t.) To soften and make of even thickness by rubbing, as with pumice stone or a blunt instrument.

4. (n.) That which is frizzed; anything crisped or curled, as a wig; a frizzle.