frounce

Meanings

Plural: frounces

Noun

A canker in the mouth of a hawk.
A plait or curl.

Verb

To curl.
To crease, wrinkle, to frown.
To gather into or adorn with plaits, as a dress.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English frouncen, from Old French froncir "to wrinkle, frown", from Frankish *hrunkiju (“a wrinkle”), from Proto-Germanic *hrunkijō, *hrunkitō (“fold, wrinkle”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to turn, bend”).
Akin to Old High German runza "fold, wrinkle, crease" (German Runzel "wrinkle"), Middle Dutch ronse "frown", Old Norse hrukka "wrinkle, crease" (Icelandic hrukka "wrinkle, crease, ruck"). More at ruck₂.

Scrabble Score: 12

frounce is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
frounce is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
frounce is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

frounce is a valid Words With Friends word