frizzled

Otaheiteans, that is, of a clear mahogany or chesnut brown; his beard was cut short or shaven, and his hair was black, in short, frizzled curls, burnt as it were at the tops.

A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 14 Robert Kerr 1784

In Andy Duncan's "Unique Chicken Goes In Reverse", a priest named Father Leggett follows a cryptic phone message to meet a five year-old girl named Mary who has taught a "frizzled" chicken to walk in reverse.

REVIEW: 2007 Nebula Award Short Fiction Nominees 2008

Some of the things Margaret made for breakfast she made for lunch or supper, too, such as frizzled beef, and scalloped eggs and omelettes.

A Little Cook Book for a Little Girl Caroline French Benton

The fire was built up again, bacon "frizzled," and toast and cocoa made.

The Camp Fire Girls in the Maine Woods Or, The Winnebagos Go Camping 1924

Even my jaded self was pretty gobsmacked to click on a link to an actual food writer's post on whether "frizzled" is actually a word.

gastropoda 2009

With my wild zoot suit I wore the yellow knob-toe shoes, and I frizzled my hair up into a reddish bush of conk.

A Renegade History of the United States Thaddeus Russell 2010

Sometimes it infuriates me when I cannot work on anything, cause my brain is frizzled.

Creative Every Day, Part 10: The Grumpy Version « Looking for Roots 2010

She was plump-faced with a pleasant smile and bobbed black hair that had frizzled a bit in the humidity outside.

Lance Mannion: 2010

I should not have been surprised if the wet black beard had frizzled and curled and flared up in smoke and flame.

Chapter 2 2010

She was plump-faced with a pleasant smile and bobbed black hair that had frizzled a bit in the humidity outside.

Married 2010