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2. (Law) (a) The sum paid by a party hiring a ship or part of a ship for the use of what is thus hired. (b) The price paid a common carrier for the carriage of goods. Wharton.
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3. Freight transportation, or freight line.
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Freight (frāt), a. Employed in the transportation of freight; having to do with freight; as, a freight car.
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Coloq. Freight agent , a person employed by a transportation company to receive, forward, or deliver goods. -- Coloq. Freight car . See under . -- Coloq. Freight train , a railroad train made up of freight cars; -- called in England goods train.
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Freight, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Freighted; p. pr. & vb. n. Freighting.] [Cf. F. freter.] To load with goods, as a ship, or vehicle of any kind, for transporting them from one place to another; to furnish with freight; as, to freight a ship; to freight a car.
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Freightage (frāt�j; 48), n. 1. The charge for transportation; the expense of carriage.
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2. The transportation of freight.
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3. Freight; cargo; lading. Milton.
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Freighter (?), n. 1. One who loads a ship, or one who charters and loads a ship.
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2. One employed in receiving and forwarding freight.
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3. One for whom freight is transported.
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4. A vessel used mainly to carry freight.
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Freightless, a. Destitute of freight.
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Freiherr (?), n.; pl. Freiherrn (#). [G., lit., free lord.] In Germany and Austria, a baron.
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Frelte (?), n. Frailty. [Obs.] Chaucer.

{ Fremd (?), Fremed (?) } a. [OE., from AS. fremede, fremde; akin to G. fremd.] Strange; foreign. [Old Eng. & Scot.] Chaucer.
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Fremescent (?), a. [L. fremere to roar, murmur + -escent.] Becoming murmurous, roaring. “Fremescent clangor.” Carlyle. -- Fremescence (#), n.
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Fremitus (?), n., sing. & pl. [L., a murmuring, roaring.] (Med.) Palpable vibration or thrill; as, the rhonchial fremitus.
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Fren (frĕn), n. [OE. frenne, contr. fr. forrene foreign. See , a.] A stranger. [Obs.] Spenser.
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French (frĕnch), prop. a. [AS. frencisc, LL. franciscus, from L. Francus a Frank: cf. OF. franceis, franchois, françois, F. français. See , a., and cf. .] Of or pertaining to France or its inhabitants.
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Coloq. French bean (Bot.), the common kidney bean (Phaseolus vulgaris). -- Coloq. French berry (Bot.), the berry of a species of buckthorn (Rhamnus catharticus), which affords a saffron, green or purple pigment. -- Coloq. French casement (Arch.) See French window, under . -- Coloq. French chalk (Min.), a variety of granular talc; -- used for drawing lines on cloth, etc. See under . -- Coloq. French cowslip (Bot.) The Primula Auricula. See . -- Coloq. French fake (Naut.), a mode of coiling a rope by running it backward and forward in parallel bends, so that it may run freely. -- Coloq. French honeysuckle (Bot.) a plant of the genus Hedysarum (H. coronarium); -- called also garland honeysuckle. -- Coloq. French horn , a metallic wind instrument, consisting of a long tube twisted into circular folds and gradually expanding from the mouthpiece to the end at which the sound issues; -- called in France cor de chasse. -- Coloq. French leave , an informal, hasty, or secret departure; esp., the leaving a place without paying one's debts. -- Coloq. French pie [French (here used in sense of “foreign”) + pie a magpie (in allusion to its black and white color)] (Zoöl.), the European great spotted woodpecker (Dryobstes major); -- called also wood pie. -- Coloq. French polish . (a) A preparation for the surface of woodwork, consisting of gums dissolved in alcohol, either shellac alone, or shellac with other gums added. (b) The glossy surface produced by the application of the above. -- Coloq. French purple , a dyestuff obtained from lichens and used for coloring woolen and silken fabrics, without the aid of mordants. Ure. -- Coloq. French red rouge. -- Coloq. French rice , amelcorn. -- Coloq. French roof (Arch.), a modified form of mansard roof having a nearly flat deck for the upper slope. -- Coloq. French tub , a dyer's mixture of protochloride of tin and logwood; -- called also plum tub. Ure. -- Coloq. French window . See under .
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French, prop. n. 1. The language spoken in France.
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2. Collectively, the people of France.
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french fries french-fried potatoes n. pl. Strips of potatoes, usually cut with a rectangular cross-section, cooked by immersing in hot fat or oil.
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french-fry v. t. to cook by immersing in hot fat.
Syn. -- deep-fry.
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Frenchify (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Frenchified (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Frenchifying.] [French + -fy.] To make French; to infect or imbue with the manners or tastes of the French; to Gallicize. Burke.
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Frenchism (?), n. A French mode or characteristic; an idiom peculiar to the French language. Earle.
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Frenchman (?), n.; pl. Frenchmen (�). A native or one of the people of France.
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French-speaking adj. able to communicate in French.
Syn. -- Francophone, Francophonic.
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Frenetic (?), a. [See , a.] Distracted; mad; frantic; phrenetic. Milton.
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Frenetical (?), a. Frenetic; frantic; frenzied. -- Frenetically, adv.
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Frenum (?), n.; pl. E. Frenums (#), L. Frena (#). [L., a bridle.] 1. (Zoöl.) A cheek stripe of color.
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2. (Anat.) Same as .
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Frenzical (frĕnzĭk�l), a. Frantic. [Obs.] Orrery.
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Frenzied (frĕnzĭd), p. p. & a. Affected with frenzy; frantic; maddened. -- Frenziedly, adv.
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The people frenzied by centuries of oppression. Buckle.
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Up starting with a frenzied look. Sir W. Scott.
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Frenzy (frĕnz�), n.; pl. Frenzies (frĕnzĭz). [OE. frenesie, fransey, F. frénésie, L. phrenesis, fr. Gr. frenhsis for freni^tis disease of the mind, phrenitis, fr. frhn mind. Cf. , .] Any violent agitation of the mind approaching to distraction; violent and temporary derangement of the mental faculties; madness; rage.
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All else is towering frenzy and distraction. Addison.
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The poet's eye in a fine frenzy rolling. Shak.

Syn. -- Insanity; lunacy; madness; derangement; alienation; aberration; delirium. See .
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Frenzy, a. Mad; frantic. [R.]
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They thought that some frenzy distemper had got into his head. Bunyan.
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Frenzy, v. t. To affect with frenzy; to drive to madness [R.] “Frenzying anguish.” Southey.
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frenzy-free adj. having passions unrestrained by reason.
Syn. -- frenzied.
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Frequence (?), n. [See .] 1. A crowd; a throng; a concourse. [Archaic.] Tennyson.
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2. Frequency; abundance. [R.] Bp. Hall.
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Frequency (?), n.; pl. Frequencies (#). [L. frequentia numerous attendance, multitude: cf. F. fréquence. See .] 1. The condition of returning frequently; occurrence often repeated; common occurence; as, the frequency of crimes; the frequency of miracles.
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The reasons that moved her to remove were, because Rome was a place of riot and luxury, her soul being almost stifled with, the frequencies of ladies' visits. Fuller.
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2. A crowd; a throng. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
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Frequent (?), a. [L. frequens, -entis, crowded, frequent, akin to farcire to stuff: cf. F. fréquent. Cf. , n.] 1. Often to be met with; happening at short intervals; often repeated or occurring; as, frequent visits. “Frequent feudal towers.” Byron.
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2. Addicted to any course of conduct; inclined to indulge in any practice; habitual; persistent.
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He has been loud and frequent in declaring himself hearty for the government. Swift.
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3. Full; crowded; thronged. [Obs.]
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'T is Cæsar's will to have a frequent senate. B. Jonson.
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4. Often or commonly reported. [Obs.]
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'T is frequent in the city he hath subdued
The Catti and the Daci. Massinger.
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Frequent (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Frequented; p. pr. & vb. n. Frequenting.] [L. frequentare: cf. F. fréquenter. See , a.] 1. To visit often; to resort to often or habitually; as, to frequent a tavern.
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He frequented the court of Augustus. Dryden.
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2. To make full; to fill. [Obs.]
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With their sighs the air
Frequenting, sent from hearts contrite. Milton.
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Frequentable (?), a. Accessible. [R.] Sidney.
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Frequentage (?), n. The practice or habit of frequenting. [R.] Southey.
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Frequentation (?), n. [L. frequentatio a crowding together, frequency: cf. F. fréquentation.] The act or habit of frequenting or visiting often; resort. Chesterfield.
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Frequentative (?), a. [L. frequentativus: cf. F. fréquentatif.] (Gram.) Serving to express the frequent repetition of an action; as, a frequentative verb. -- n. A frequentative verb.
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Frequenter (?), n. One who frequents; one who often visits, or resorts to customarily.
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Frequently (?), adv. At frequent or short intervals; many times; often; repeatedly; commonly.
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Frequentness, n. The quality of being frequent.
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Frère (?), n. [F. See .] A friar. Chaucer.
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Frescade (?), n. [See , , a.] A cool walk; shady place. [R.] Maunder.
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Fresco (?), n.; pl. Frescoes or Frescos (#). [It., fr. fresco fresh; of German origin. See , a.]
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1. A cool, refreshing state of the air; duskiness; coolness; shade. [R.] Prior.
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2. (Fine Arts) (a) The art of painting on freshly spread plaster, before it dries. (b) In modern parlance, incorrectly applied to painting on plaster in any manner. (c) A painting on plaster in either of senses a and b.
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Fresco, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Frescoed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Frescoing.] To paint in fresco, as walls.
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Fresh (frĕsh), a. [Compar. Fresher (frĕshẽr); superl. Freshest.] [OE. fresch, AS. fersc; akin to D. versch, G. frisch, OHG. frisc, Sw. frisk, Dan. frisk, fersk, Icel. frīskr frisky, brisk, ferskr fresh; cf. It. fresco, OF. fres, freis, fem. freske, fresche, F. frais, fem. fraîche, which are of German origin. Cf. , , .] 1. Possessed of original life and vigor; new and strong; unimpaired; sound.
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2. New; original; additional. “Fear of fresh mistakes.” Sir W. Scott.
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A fresh pleasure in every fresh posture of the limbs. Landor.
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3. Lately produced, gathered, or prepared for market; not stale; not dried or preserved; not wilted, faded, or tainted; in good condition; as, fresh vegetables, flowers, eggs, meat, fruit, etc.; recently made or obtained; occurring again; repeated; as, a fresh supply of goods; fresh tea, raisins, etc.; lately come or made public; as, fresh news; recently taken from a well or spring; as, fresh water.
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4. Youthful; florid; as, these fresh nymphs. Shak.
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5. In a raw, green, or untried state; uncultivated; uncultured; unpracticed; as, a fresh hand on a ship.
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6. Renewed in vigor, alacrity, or readiness for action; as, fresh for a combat; hence, tending to renew in vigor; rather strong; cool or brisk; as, a fresh wind.
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7. Not salt; as, fresh water, in distinction from that which is from the sea, or brackish; fresh meat, in distinction from that which is pickled or salted.
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Coloq. Fresh breeze (Naut.), a breeze between a moderate and a strong breeze; one blowinq about twenty miles an hour. -- Coloq. Fresh gale , a gale blowing about forty-five miles an hour. -- Coloq. Fresh way (Naut.), increased speed.

Syn. -- Sound; unimpaired; recent; unfaded: ruddy; florid; sweet; good: inexperienced; unpracticed: unused; lively; vigorous; strong.
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Fresh, n.; pl. Freshes (�). 1. A stream or spring of fresh water.
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He shall drink naught but brine; for I'll not show him
Where the quick freshes are. Shak.
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2. A flood; a freshet. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
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3. The mingling of fresh water with salt in rivers or bays, as by means of a flood of fresh water flowing toward or into the sea. Beverly.
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Fresh, v. t. To refresh; to freshen. [Obs.] Rom. of R.
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fresh-cut adj. recently cut; -- of flowers; as, a fresh-cut bouquet.
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Freshen (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Freshened (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Freshening (?)] 1. To make fresh; to separate, as water, from saline ingredients; to make less salty; as, to freshen water, fish, or flesh.
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2. To refresh; to revive. [Obs.] Spenser.
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3. (Naut.) To relieve, as a rope, by change of place where friction wears it; or to renew, as the material used to prevent chafing; as, to freshen a hawse. Totten.
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Coloq. To freshen ballast (Naut.), to shift Or restore it. -- Coloq. To freshen the hawse , to pay out a little more cable, so as to bring the chafe on another part. -- Coloq. To freshen the way , to increase the speed of a vessel. Ham. Nav. Encyc.
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Freshen (?), v. i. 1. To grow fresh; to lose saltness.
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2. To grow brisk or strong; as, the wind freshens.
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fresher n. a first-year undergraduate. [Brit. slang]
Syn. -- freshman.
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Freshet (?), n. [OE. fresche flood + -et. See , a.] 1. A stream of fresh water. [Obs.] Milton.
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2. A flood or overflowing of a stream caused by heavy rains or melted snow; a sudden inundation.
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Cracked the sky, as ice in rivers
When the freshet is at highest. Longfellow.
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Freshly, adv. In a fresh manner; vigorously; newly, recently; brightly; briskly; coolly; as, freshly gathered; freshly painted; the wind blows freshly.
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Looks he as freshly as he did? Shak.
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Freshman (?), n.; pl. Freshmen (�). A novice; one in the rudiments of knowledge; especially, a student during his first year in a high school, college, or university.
Syn. -- frosh.
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He drank his glass and cracked his joke,
And freshmen wondered as he spoke. Goldsmith.
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Coloq. Freshman class , the lowest of the four classes in an American college. [ U. S.]
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Freshmanship, n. The state of being a freshman.
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Freshment (?), n. Refreshment. [Obs.]
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Freshness, n. The state of being fresh.
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The Scots had the advantage both for number and freshness
of men. Hayward.
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And breathe the freshness of the open air. Dryden.
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Her cheeks their freshness lose and wonted grace. Granville.
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Fresh-new (?), a. Unpracticed. [Obs.] Shak.
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Fresh-water (?), a. 1. Of, pertaining to, or living in, water which is not salty; as, fresh-water geological deposits; a fresh-water fish; fresh-water mussels.
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2. Accustomed to sail on fresh water only; unskilled as a seaman; as, a fresh-water sailor.
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3. Unskilled; raw. [Colloq.] “Fresh-water soldiers.” Knolles.

{ Fresnel lamp (?), Fres'nel' lan'tern (?).} [From Fresnel the inventor, a French physicist.] A lantern having a lamp surrounded by a hollow cylindrical Fresnel lens.
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Fresnel lens (?). [See .] (Optics) See under .
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fress v. i. [Yiddish, fresn fr. G. fressen to eat (used of animals).] to eat copiously and without restraint; to snack frequently. [slang]
Syn. -- gluttonize.
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Fret (frĕt), n. [Obs.] See 1st .
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Fret (frĕt), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fretted; p. pr. & vb. n. Fretting.] [OE. freten to eat, consume; AS. fretan, for foretan; pref. for- + etan to eat; akin to D. vreten, OHG. frezzan, G. fressen, Sw. fräta, Goth. fra-itan. See , and , v. t.] 1. To devour. [Obs.]
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The sow frete the child right in the cradle. Chaucer.
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2. To rub; to wear away by friction; to chafe; to gall; hence, to eat away; to gnaw; as, to fret cloth; to fret a piece of gold or other metal; a worm frets the plants of a ship.
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With many a curve my banks I fret. Tennyson.
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3. To impair; to wear away; to diminish.
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By starts
His fretted fortunes give him hope and fear. Shak.
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4. To make rough, agitate, or disturb; to cause to ripple; as, to fret the surface of water.
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5. To tease; to irritate; to vex.
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Fret not thyself because of evil doers. Ps. xxxvii. 1.
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Fret, v. i. 1. To be worn away; to chafe; to fray; as, a wristband frets on the edges.
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2. To eat in; to make way by corrosion.
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Many wheals arose, and fretted one into another with great excoriation. Wiseman.
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3. To be agitated; to be in violent commotion; to rankle; as, rancor frets in the malignant breast.
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4. To be vexed; to be chafed or irritated; to be angry; to utter peevish expressions.
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He frets, he fumes, he stares, he stamps the ground. Dryden.
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Fret, n. 1. The agitation of the surface of a fluid by fermentation or other cause; a rippling on the surface of water. Addison.
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2. Agitation of mind marked by complaint and impatience; disturbance of temper; irritation; as, he keeps his mind in a continual fret.
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Yet then did Dennis rave in furious fret. Pope.
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3. Herpes; tetter. Dunglison.
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4. pl. (Mining) The worn sides of river banks, where ores, or stones containing them, accumulate by being washed down from the hills, and thus indicate to the miners the locality of the veins.
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Fret, v. t. [OE. fretten to adorn, AS. frætwan, frætwian; akin to OS. fratahōn, cf. Goth. us-fratwjan to make wise, also AS. frætwe ornaments, OS. fratahī adornment.] To ornament with raised work; to variegate; to diversify.
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Whose skirt with gold was fretted all about. Spenser.
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Yon gray lines,
That fret the clouds, are messengers of day. Shak.
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Fret, n. 1. Ornamental work in relief, as carving or embossing. See .
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2. (Arch.) An ornament consisting of small fillets or slats intersecting each other or bent at right angles, as in classical designs, or at oblique angles, as often in Oriental art.
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His lady's cabinet is a adorned on the fret, ceiling, and chimney-piece with . . . carving. Evelyn.
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