frounce

• POS: Noun, Verb (intransitive), Verb (transitive)

CIDE DICTIONARY

frounce, v. i. [OE. frouncen, fronsen, to told, wrinkle, OF. froncier, F. froncer, perh. fr. an assumed LL. frontiare to wrinkle the forehead, L. frons forehead. See Front, and cf. Flounce part of a dress.].

 To gather into or adorn with plaits, as a dress; to form wrinkles in or upon; to curl or frizzle, as the hair.  [1913 Webster]
"Not tricked and frounced, as she was wont."  [1913 Webster]

frounce, v. i. 

 To form wrinkles in the forehead; to manifest displeasure; to frown.  [1913 Webster]
"The Commons frounced and stormed."  [1913 Webster]

frounce, n. 

•  A wrinkle, plait, or curl; a flounce; -- also, a frown.  Beau. & Fl.  [1913 Webster]
•  An affection in hawks, in which white spittle gathers about the hawk's bill.  Booth.  [1913 Webster]

ROGET THESAURUS

frounce

Fold

N fold, plicature, plait, pleat, ply, crease, tuck, gather, flexion, flexure, joint, elbow, double, doubling, duplicature, gather, wrinkle, rimple, crinkle, crankle, crumple, rumple, rivel, ruck, ruffle, dog's ear, corrugation, frounce, flounce, lapel, pucker, crow's feet, plication, folded, fluted, pleated.

VB fold, double, plicate, plait, crease, wrinkle, crinkle, crankle, curl, cockle up, cocker, rimple, rumple, flute, frizzle, frounce, rivel, twill, corrugate, ruffle, crimple, crumple, pucker, turn down, double down, down under, tuck, ruck, hem, gather.