frounce

1. (rare, ambitransitive) To curl.Examples: "Beard untrimmed by barber's shears, Hair all frouncing 'bout his ears,"; "As though to give him a warlike note, his clothes were thrown on in a slovenly way, and his moustache frounced out so shock and bristling that it seemed from each hair-end a crackling oath must start with every word he said."; "Under the day-long beating of the sun their brow is frounced out, […]"ambitransitiverare

2. (rare) To crease, wrinkle, to frown.Examples: "He frounced his brow, and from his scornful eye Shot wrath indignant, and disdain and pride,"; "Mury, however, frounced her brows, and made Sir Tyke Winchap's niece a profound courtesy behind her back."; ""But they know who you are?" I asked, and frounced my brow in skeptical doubt."rare