frizz

 
Pronunciation: /frɪz/

verb

[with object]
  • 1form (hair) into a mass of small, tight curls: her hair was crimped and frizzed into a leonine mane
  • [no object] (of hair) form itself into a mass of small, tight curls: his hair had frizzed out symmetrically
  • 2dress (chamois or a similar leather) with pumice or a scraping knife.

noun

[mass noun]
  • the state of being formed into a mass of small, tight curls: a perm system designed to add curl without frizz

Origin:

late Middle English (in frizz (sense 2 of the verb)): from French friser. frizz (sense 1 of the verb) dates from the late 16th century