Bichon Frise

[ bee-shon freez, fri-zey; French bee-shawn free-zey ]

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noun

one of a French-Belgian breed of small dog having a silky, loosely curled, thick white coat, a topknot, dropped ears with long flowing hair, and a tail curved over its back, originally developed in the Mediterranean area.

bichon frise

/ ˈbiːʃɒn ˈfriːzeɪ /

noun

a small white poodle-like dog of European origin, with a silky, loosely curling coat

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Bichon Frise¹

First recorded in 1965–70; from French: literally, “curly bichon ” a breed of lapdog, shortening of barbichon, diminutive of barbet a kind of spaniel, ultimately derivative of barbe “b�𲹰��”; barb ¹

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Bichon Frise¹

C20: French, literally: curly toy dog

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Bichon Frise vs. poodle

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Other finalists this year included Comet the shih tzu, Mercedes the German shepherd and Neal the bichon frise.

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The nurse recalled Bauley saying that she bred the Yorkiechon, a four-pound, toy-sized Yorkshire terrier and bichon frise mix.

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“I had no idea it was all over the world like this,” she told me as her current dog, Missy, a bichon frisé, sat by her side.

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With his tiny head and rumpled feathers, Tuffy appeared like an ungroomed, pointy-headed bichon frisé next to Lola, who seemed more Rottweiler.

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When she judged Best in Show in 2018, she selected the bichon frisé Flynn, a veritable canine cloud, as her winner.

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