frizz

Of hair, to form into a mass of tight curls.

To curl; to make frizzy.

with her hair frized short up to her ears

In labour-saving homes, with care, / Their wives frizz out peroxide hair.

To form into little burs, knobs, or tufts, as the nap of cloth.

To make (leather) soft and of even thickness by rubbing, as with pumice stone or a blunt instrument.

To fry, cook, or sear with a sizzling noise; to sizzle.

A mass of tightly curled or unruly hair.