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`sient; insubstantial. • n. Old-/ash. (usu. derog.) sl. a woman.
`00 frailly adv. frailness n. [ME f. OF fraile,frele f. Lfragilis
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`• adj. 1 see FRAGILE 1. 2 ailing, unwell, ill, sick, sickly,
`poorly, wasting or fading away, languishing, iofum,
`feeble, fragile. 3 susceptible, weak, venal, corruptible;
`bribable, buyable, purchasable. • n. see WOMAN 1.
`frailty lfrlyltecl n. (pl. -ics) 1 the condition of being frail. 2
`liability to err or yield to temptation. 3 a fault, weakness, or
`foible. [ME f. OF frailete f. Lfragilitas -cans (as FRAGILE))
`• 1 frailness, weakness, infirmity, feebleness, fragility,
`delicacy. 2 susceptibility, suggestibility,
`impressionability, vulnerability; fallibility. 3 weakness,
`foible, flaw, fault, defect, imperfection.
`Fraktur l fr3k!(56 rl n. a German style of black letter type. [G]
`frambesia lframbe"ezh~/ 11. Med. = YAWS. [mod.L f. F /ram(cid:173)
`boise raspberry f. L fraga ambrosia ambrosial strawberry]
`frame l frayml11. & v. • 11. 1 a case or border enclosing a
`· picrure, window; door, etc. 2 the basic rigid supporting
`structure of anything, e.g., of a building, motor vehicle, or
`aircroft. 3 (in pl.) the structure of spectacles holding the
`lenses. 4 a human or animal body, esp. with reference to its
`size or structure (his frame shook wirh laughter). 5 a framed
`work or structure (the frame of heaven). 6 a an established
`order, plan, or system (the frame of society). b construction;
`constitution; build: 7 a temporary state ( esp. in frame of
`m.lnd). 8 a single complete image or picture on a movie or
`video film or transmitted in a series of lines by television. 9
`a a triangular structure fo r positioning the balls in pool, etc.
`b the balls positioned in this way. c a round of play in bowl(cid:173)
`ing, etc. 1 o Hort. a boxlike structure of glass, etc., for pro(cid:173)
`tecting plants. 11 a removable box of slats for the building
`of a honeycomb in a beehive. 12 sl. = frame-up. • v.tr. 1 a
`set in or provide with a frame. b serve as a frame for. 2
`construct by a combination of parts or in accordance with
`a design or plan. 3 formulate or devise the essentials of (a
`complex thing, idea, theory, etc.). 4 (foil. by co, inro) adapt
`or fit. 5 colloq. concoct a false charge or evidence against;
`devise a plot with regard to. 6 articulate (words). o frame
`house a house constructed of a wooden skeleton covered
`with boards, etc. fram e of reference 1 a set of standards
`or principles governing behavior, thought, etc. 2 Geom. a
`• system of geometrical axes for defining position. frame-up
`colloq. a conspiracy, esp. to make an innocent person appear
`guilty. co framable adi (also frameable) frameless adj.
`framer n. [OE framiar~ be of service f. fram forward: see
`FROM]
`• n. 1 border, casing, mount, edge, edging; setting.
`2 framework, framing, body, structure, fabric, shell,
`form, skeleton, support; chassis; fuselage. 4 physique,
`build, bone structure, body, skeleton, figure. 6 a
`system, form, pattern, scheme, schema, plan, order,
`organization, framework, scaffolding. b structure,
`construct, construction, build, arrangement, blueprint,
`design, layout, composition, constitution, context,
`, makeup, configuration. 7 ( frame of mind) mood,
`humor, state (of mind), condition, attitude, bent, · ·
`disposition. · • v. 1 enclose, box (in). 2 construct,··.·. ·
`build, put together, make up, assemble, put up, erect,
`raise, elevate. 3 make, fashion, form, mold, carve out,
`forge, originate, set up, create, devise, compose,
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`formulate, put together, conceive, draw up, draft,
`shape, block out, give form or shape to; contrive. 4
`(frame to or into) see ADAPT 1 a. o frame of reference
`1 see CODE 11. 5. frame-up see CONSPIRACY I. ·.
`framowork lfraymw~rkl n. 1 an essential supporting struc-
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`franc lfrangkl n. the chief monetary unit of France, Belgium,
`Switzerland, Luxembourg, and several other countries.
`["'1E f. OF f. Francorum R~x king of the Franks, "the legend
`on the earliest gold coins so called (14th c.): see FRANK]
`franchise lfranchizl n. & v. • n. 1 a the right to vore in
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`governmental elections. b the principle of qualification for
`this. 2 full membership of a corporation or nation; citizen(cid:173)
`ship. 3 authorization granted to an individual or group by a
`company to sell its goods or services in a particular way. 4
`hisr. legal immunity or exemption from a burden or juris(cid:173)
`diction. 5 a right or privilege granted to a person or cor(cid:173)
`poration. 6 a professional sports team, esp. as part of a
`league. • v.tr. grant a franchise to. co franchisee 1-ze"el n.
`franchiser 11. (also franchisor). [ME f. OF f.jram:,fra•rclre
`free: see FRANK]
`• n. 1 see SUFFRAGE. 3 see UCENSE 2. 5 see l'RMLEGI! 11.
`I a. e V. see CHARTER V. 1.
`Franciscan lfransisk;ml n. & ad;: • n. a friar, sister, or lay
`member of an orderfounded in 1209 by St. Francis of Assisi
`(see also GREY FRIAR). • adj·. of St. Francis or his order. [F
`franciscain f. mod.L Frar~ciscanus f. Franciscus Francis]
`francium lfransee~ml11. Chem. a radioactive metallic ele(cid:173)
`ment occurring narurally in uranium and thorium ores. ~
`Symb.: Fr . [mod.L f. France (the discoverer's country))
`Franco·lfrangkol comb. fonn 1 French; French and (Franco(cid:173)
`Gemran). 2 regarding France or the French (Francophile).
`[med.L Francus FRANK]
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`francolin l frangkolinl11. any medium-sized partridge of the
`genus Francolinus. [F f. It. fra•rcolino)
`Francophile lfrlingk~fill~r. a person who is fond of France
`or the French.
`francophone lfr:ingk~fOnl n. & adj. • n. a French-speaking
`person. • adj. French-speaking. [FRANco- + Gk phOne
`voice]
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`med.Lfrangibilis f. Lfratrgert to break)
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`franglpa ne I fr:injipaynl n. 1 a an almond-flavored cream or
`paste. b a flan filled with this. 2 = FRANGIPANI. [F prob. f.
`Marquis Frangipani, 16th-c. It. inventor of the perfume]
`fra ngipani lfranjipanee, -pa'aneel n. (pl. frangipanis) 1 any
`tree or shrub of the genus Plumeria, native to tropical Amer(cid:173)
`ica, esp. P. rubra 'vith clusters of fragrant white, pink, or
`yellow flowers. 2 the perfume from this plant. [vnr. of FRAN-
`GIPANE]
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`frangl ais lfrONglay/ 11. a version of French using many words
`and idioms borrowed from English. [F f. franfais French +
`anglais English) ·•
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`Frank l frangk/ n. 1 a member of the Germamc nation or
`coalition that conquered Gaul in the 6th c. 2 (in the Levant)
`a person of Western nationality. co Frankish adj. [OE
`Franca OHG Franko, perh. f. the name of a weapon: cf.
`OE fra~ca javelin]
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`frank opinion). 2 undisguised; avowed (frank admrranon). 3
`ingenuous; open (a frank face) . 4 M ed. unmistakable. • v.tr.
`1 stamp (a letter) with an official mark (esp. other than a
`normal postage stamp) to record the payment of postage. 2
`hist superscribe (a letter, etc.) with a signature ensuring
`co~veyance without charge; send without charge. 3 archaic
`facilitate the coming and going of (a person). • 11. 1 a frank(cid:173)
`ing signature or mark. 2 a franked cover. oo franknble adj.
`franker n. frankness n. [ME f. OF frai!C f. med.Lfranctts
`.free, f. FRANK(since only Franks had full freedom in Frank-
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`forthright, colloq. upfront; e>.-plicit, truthful, colloq. on
`the level. 2 undisguised, avowed, open, free,
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`unreserved uninhibited, unrestrained, uochccked,
`. · unconstrai~ed, unrestricted, unabashed. 3 ingeouous,
`· open, honest, sincere, genuine, candid, naive, guileless,
`artless, innocent.
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`Frankens tein lfrlingk;nstinl n. (in full Frankenstein's
`monster) a thing that becomes terrifying to its maker; a
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