bichon frise
noun
bi·chon fri·se
bē-ˌshōⁿ-frē-ˈzā 
ˈbē-ˌshȯn-fri-ˈzā
ˈbē-ˌshȯn-fri-ˈzā
-ˌshän-
plural bichons frises
bē-ˌshōⁿ-frē-ˈzā(z)
ˈbē-ˌshȯn-fri-ˈzāz,
-ˌshän-
: any of a breed of small sturdy dogs of Mediterranean origin having a thick wavy white coat
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These barks will need to be thoroughly labeled by age, breed, and situation—separating out a 10-year-old male labradoodle barking at a stranger from a six-week-old bichon frise puppy playing with its littermate.
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Caroline Mimbs Nyce, The Atlantic, 17 Oct. 2024
Explore our succinct list of some of the canine world's best lap dog breeds, any one of which would make the sweetest companion.
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Bichon Frise
Low-shedding and cute to boot, the bichon frise is a great lap dog candidate.
—Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 15 Sep. 2023
And now, a public eviction on the streets of Rome, complete with reporters and a quartet of bichon frise dogs.
—Christopher Parker, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Apr. 2023
Predictably, the Princess Boncompagni Ludovisi left the villa in a roiling crush of paparazzi and television reporters, shepherding her four energetic white bichon frise into her car with her.
—Guy Martin, Forbes, 20 Apr. 2023
This is unfair to both pitbulls and, possibly, the bichon frise.
—Curbed, 4 May 2022
Derek was also accompanied by Flynn, the bichon frise who won best in show at the Westminster Kennel Club in 2018.
—Fox News, 5 Aug. 2021
Titi, an undersized bichon frise, seduced me with her hopeful smile.
—BostonGlobe.com, 18 June 2021
MacInnis makes a point of going to bed around 10 every night, with a specific ritual that includes cuddling with her bichon frise and placing a moonstone gem over her heart to invoke calm and reflection.
—BostonGlobe.com, 15 Nov. 2019
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Caroline Mimbs Nyce, The Atlantic, 17 Oct. 2024
Explore our succinct list of some of the canine world's best lap dog breeds, any one of which would make the sweetest companion.
01
Bichon Frise
Low-shedding and cute to boot, the bichon frise is a great lap dog candidate.
—Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 15 Sep. 2023
And now, a public eviction on the streets of Rome, complete with reporters and a quartet of bichon frise dogs.
—Christopher Parker, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Apr. 2023
Predictably, the Princess Boncompagni Ludovisi left the villa in a roiling crush of paparazzi and television reporters, shepherding her four energetic white bichon frise into her car with her.
—Guy Martin, Forbes, 20 Apr. 2023
This is unfair to both pitbulls and, possibly, the bichon frise.
—Curbed, 4 May 2022
Derek was also accompanied by Flynn, the bichon frise who won best in show at the Westminster Kennel Club in 2018.
—Fox News, 5 Aug. 2021
Titi, an undersized bichon frise, seduced me with her hopeful smile.
—BostonGlobe.com, 18 June 2021
MacInnis makes a point of going to bed around 10 every night, with a specific ritual that includes cuddling with her bichon frise and placing a moonstone gem over her heart to invoke calm and reflection.
—BostonGlobe.com, 15 Nov. 2019
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