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Friezed (?), a. Gathered, or having the map gathered, into little tufts, knots, or protuberances. Cf. , v. t., and , v. t., 2.
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Friezer (?), n. One who, or that which, friezes or frizzes.
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Frigate (?), n. [F. frégate, It. fregata, prob. contracted fr. L. fabricata something constructed or built. See .] 1. Originally, a vessel of the Mediterranean propelled by sails and by oars. The French, about 1650, transferred the name to larger vessels, and by 1750 it had been appropriated for a class of war vessels intermediate between corvettes and ships of the line. Frigates, from about 1750 to 1850, had one full battery deck and, often, a spar deck with a lighter battery. They carried sometimes as many as fifty guns. After the application of steam to navigation steam frigates of largely increased size and power were built, and formed the main part of the navies of the world till about 1870, when the introduction of ironclads superseded them. [Formerly spelled frigat and friggot.]
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2. Any small vessel on the water. [Obs.] Spenser.
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Coloq. Frigate bird (Zoöl.), a web-footed rapacious bird, of the genus Fregata; -- called also man-of-war bird, and frigate pelican. Two species are known; that of the Southern United States and West Indies is F. aquila. They are remarkable for their long wings and powerful flight. Their food consists of fish which they obtain by robbing gulls, terns, and other birds, of their prey. They are related to the pelicans. -- Coloq. Frigate mackerel (Zoöl.), an oceanic fish (Auxis Rochei) of little or no value as food, often very abundant off the coast of the United States. -- Coloq. Frigate pelican . (Zoöl.) Same as .
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Frigate-built (?), a. (Naut.) Built like a frigate with a raised quarter-deck and forecastle.
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Frigatoon (?), n. [It. fregatone: cf. F.frégaton. See .] (Naut.) A Venetian vessel, with a square stern, having only a mainmast, jigger mast, and bowsprit; also a sloop of war ship-rigged.
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Frigefaction (?), n. [L. frigere to be cold + facere to make.] The act of making cold. [Obs.]
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Frigefactive (?), a. Cooling. [Obs.] Boyle.
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Frigerate (?), v. t. [L. frigerare, fr. frigus cold.] To make cool. [Obs.] Blount.

{ Frigg (?), Frigga (?) } n. [Icel. Frigg. See .] (Scand. Myth.) The wife of Odin and mother of the gods; the supreme goddess; the Juno of the Valhalla. Cf. .
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Fright (frīt), n. [OE. frigt, freyht, AS. fyrhto, fyrhtu; akin to OS. forhta, OHG. forhta, forahta, G. furcht, Dan. frygt, Sw. fruktan, Goth. faúrhtei fear, faúrhts timid.]
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1. A state of terror excited by the sudden appearance of danger; sudden and violent fear, usually of short duration; a sudden alarm.
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2. Anything strange, ugly or shocking, producing a feeling of alarm or aversion. [Colloq.]

Syn. -- Alarm; terror; consternation. See .
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Fright (?), v. t. [imp. Frighted; p. pr. & vb. n.. Frighting.] [OE. frigten to fear, frighten, AS. fyrhtan to frighten, forhtian to fear; akin to OS. forhtian, OHG. furihten, forahtan, G. fürchten, Sw. frukta, Dan. frygte, Goth. faurhtjan. See , n., and cf. .] To alarm suddenly; to shock by causing sudden fear; to terrify; to scare.
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Nor exile or danger can fright a brave spirit. Dryden.

Syn. -- To affright; dismay; daunt; intimidate.
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Frighten (?), v. t. [imp. Frightened (#); p. pr. & vb. n. Frightening (#).] [See , v. t.] To disturb with fear; to throw into a state of alarm or fright; to affright; to terrify.
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More frightened than hurt. Old Proverb.
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Frightful (?), a. 1. Full of fright; affrighted; frightened. [Obs.]
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See how the frightful herds run from the wood. W. Browne.
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2. Full of that which causes fright; exciting alarm; impressing terror; shocking; as, a frightful chasm, or tempest; a frightful appearance.

Syn. -- Terrible; dreadful; alarming; fearful; terrific; awful; horrid; horrible; shocking. -- , , . These words all express fear. In frightful, it is a sudden emotion; in dreadful, it is deeper and more prolonged; in awful, the fear is mingled with the emotion of awe, which subdues us before the presence of some invisible power. An accident may be frightful; the approach of death is dreadful to most men; the convulsions of the earthquake are awful.
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Frightfully (?), adv. In a frightful manner; to a frightful dagree.
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Frightfulness, n. The quality of being frightful.
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Frightless, a. Free from fright; fearless. [Obs.]
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Frightment (?), n. Fear; terror. [Obs.]
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Frigid (?), a. [L. frigidus, fr. frigere to be cold; prob. akin to Gr. � to shudder, or perh. to � cold. Cf. .] 1. Cold; wanting heat or warmth; of low temperature; as, a frigid climate.
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2. Wanting warmth, fervor, ardor, fire, vivacity, etc.; unfeeling; forbidding in manner; dull and unanimated; stiff and formal; as, a frigid constitution; a frigid style; a frigid look or manner; frigid obedience or service.
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3. Wanting natural heat or vigor sufficient to excite the generative power; impotent. Johnson.
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Coloq. Frigid zone , that part of the earth which lies between either polar circle and its pole. It extends 23� 28� from the pole. See the Note under .
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Frigidarium (?), n.; pl. Frigidaria (#). [L., neut. of frigidarium cooling.] The cooling room of the Roman thermæ, furnished with a cold bath.
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Frigidity (?), n. [L. frigiditas: cf. F. frigidité.] 1. The condition or quality of being frigid; coldness; want of warmth.
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Ice is water congealed by the frigidity of the air. Sir T. Browne.
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2. Want of ardor, animation, vivacity, etc.; coldness of affection or of manner; dullness; stiffness and formality; as, frigidity of a reception, of a bow, etc.
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3. Want of heat or vigor; as, the frigidity of old age.
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Frigidly (?), adv. In a frigid manner; coldly; dully; without affection.
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Frigidness, n. The state of being frigid; want of heat, vigor, or affection; coldness; dullness.

{ Frigorific (?), Frigorifical (?) } a. [L. frigorificus; frigus, frigoris, cold + facere to make: cf. F. frigorifique.] Causing cold; producing or generating cold. Quincy.
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{ Frijol, Frijole (?), n.; pl. Frijoles (�). Also Frejol }. [Sp. fríjol, fréjol.] 1. In Mexico, the southwestern United States, and the West Indies, any cultivated bean of the genus Phaseolus, esp. the black seed of a variety of P. vulgaris.
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2. The beanlike seed of any of several related plants, as the cowpea. Frijoles are an important article of diet among Spanish-American peoples, being used as an ingredient of many dishes.
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frijolillo, frijolito n. A shrub or small tree(Sophora secundiflora) having pinnate leaves poisonous to livestock and dense racemes of intensely fragrant blue flowers and red beans.
Syn. -- mescal bean, coral bean, Sophora secundiflora.
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frill (frĭl), v. i. [imp. & p. p. frilled (frĭld); p. pr. & vb. n. frilling.] [OF. friller, fr. L. frigidulus somewhat cold, dim. of frigidus cold; akin to F. frileux chilly.] 1. To shake or shiver as with cold; as, the hawk frills. Johnson.
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2. (Photog.) To wrinkle; -- said of the gelatin film.
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Frill, v. t. To provide or decorate with a frill or frills; to turn back. in crimped plaits; as, to frill a cap.
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Frill, n. [See , v. i.]. (Zoöl.) (a) A ruffing of a bird's feathers from cold. (b) A ruffle, consisting of a fold of membrane, of hairs, or of feathers, around the neck of an animal. See Frilled lizard (below). (c) A similar ruffle around the legs or other appendages of animals. (d) A ruffled varex or fold on certain shells.
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2. A border or edging secured at one edge and left free at the other, usually fluted or crimped like a very narrow flounce.
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3. Hence: Something superfluous, such as an ornament, or an additional function on a device or in a system not essential to the basic operation. -- Commonly used in the phrase no frills, used adjectively to indicate a fully functional but economical device or service; as, an economical no-frills airline.
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frilled (frĭld), a. Furnished with a frill or frills.
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Coloq. Frilled lizard (Zoöl.), a large Australian lizard (Chlamydosaurus Kingii) about three feet long, which has a large, erectile frill on each side of the neck.
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frills n. Ornamental objects of no great value.
Syn. -- falderal, folderol, gimcrackery, gimcracks, nonsense, trumpery.
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frilly adj. Having decorative ruffles or frills.
Syn. -- frilled, ruffled.
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frim (frĭm), a. [Cf. AS. freme good, bold, and E. frame.] Flourishing; thriving; fresh; in good condition; vigorous. [Obs.] “Frim pastures.” Drayton.
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Frimaire (?), n. [F., fr. frimas hoarfrost.] The third month of the French republican calendar. It commenced November 21, and ended December 20., See .
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Fringe (frĭnj), n. [OF, fringe, F. frange, prob. fr. L. fimbria fiber, thread, fringe, cf. fibra fiber, E. fiber, fimbriate.] 1. An ornamental appendage to the border of a piece of stuff, originally consisting of the ends of the warp, projecting beyond the woven fabric; but more commonly made separate and sewed on, consisting sometimes of projecting ends, twisted or plaited together, and sometimes of loose threads of wool, silk, or linen, or narrow strips of leather, or the like.
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2. Something resembling in any respect a fringe; a line of objects along a border or edge; a border; an edging; a margin; a confine.
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The confines of grace and the fringes of repentance. Jer. Taylor.
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3. (Opt.) One of a number of light or dark bands, produced by the interference of light; a diffraction band; -- called also interference fringe.
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4. (Bot.) The peristome or fringelike appendage of the capsules of most mosses. See .
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Fringe, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fringed (frĭnjd); p. pr. & vb. n. Fringing.] To adorn the edge of with a fringe or as with a fringe.
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Precipices fringed with grass. Bryant.
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Coloq. Fringing reef . See Coral reefs, under .
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Fringed (?), a. Furnished with a fringe.
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Coloq. Fringed lear (Bot.), a leaf edged with soft parallel hairs.
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Fringeless, a. Having no fringe.
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Fringent (?), a. Encircling like a fringe; bordering. [R.] “The fringent air.” Emerson.
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fringepod n. An annual herb having pinnatifid basal leaves and slender racemes of small white flowers followed by one-seeded winged silicles.
Syn. -- lacepod.
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Fringe tree. A small oleaceous tree (Chionanthus virginica), of the southern United States, having clusters of snow-white flowers with slender petals. It is often cultivated.
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Fringilla (?), a. [NL., fr. L. fringilla a chaffinch.] (Zoöl.) A genus of birds, with a short, conical, pointed bill. It formerly included all the sparrows and finches, but is now restricted to certain European finches, like the chaffinch and brambling.
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Fringillaceous (?), a. (Zoöl.) Fringilline.
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Fringillidae n. A natural family of birds of the finch group having short conical bills adapted for eating seeds, including finches, goldfinches, bullfinches, chaffinches, siskins, canaries, cardinals, grosbeaks, crossbills, linnets, and buntings. This family at one time included the sparrows of the family Emberizinae, but has more recently been restricted in usage.
Syn. -- family Fringillidae.
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Fringilline (?), a. (Zoöl.) Pertaining to the family Fringillidæ; characteristic of finches; sparrowlike.
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Fringy (?), a. Adorned with fringes. Shak.
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Fripper (?), n. [F. fripier, fr. friper to rumple, fumble, waste.] One who deals in frippery or in old clothes. [Obs.] Bacon.
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Fripperer (?), n. A fripper. [Obs.] Johnson.
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Frippery (?), n. [F. friperie, fr. fruper. See .] 1. Coast-off clothes. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
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2. Hence: Secondhand finery; cheap and tawdry decoration; affected elegance.
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Fond of gauze and French frippery. Goldsmith.
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The gauzy frippery of a French translation. Sir W. Scott.
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3. A place where old clothes are sold. Shak.
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4. The trade or traffic in old clothes.
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Frippery (?), a. Trifling; contemptible.
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{ Frisette, Frizette } (?), n. [F. frisette curl.] a fringe of hair or curls worn about the forehead by women.
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Friseur' (?), n. [F., fr. friser to curl, frizzle. See .] A hairdresser.
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Frisian (?), a. Of or pertaining to Friesland, a province of the Netherlands; Friesic.
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Frisian, n. A native or inhabitant of Friesland; also, the language spoken in Friesland. See , n.
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Frisk (?), a. [OF. frieque, cf. OHG. frise lively, brisk, fresh, Dan. & Sw. frisk, Icel. friskr. See , a.] Lively; brisk; frolicsome; frisky. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
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Frisk, a. A frolic; a fit of wanton gayety; a gambol: a little playful skip or leap. Johnson.
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Frisk, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Frisked (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Frisking.] To leap, skip, dance, or gambol, in fronc and gayety.
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The frisking satyrs on the summits danced. Addison.
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frisk (frĭsk), v. t. To search (a person) for concealed weapons or other objects, by patting the clothing to detect objects underneath; as, the police pulled the car over and frisked the occupants.
Syn. -- frisk.
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Friskal (?), n. A leap or caper. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
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Frisker (?), n. One who frisks; one who leaps of dances in gayety; a wanton; an inconstant or unsettled person. Camden.
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Frisket (?), n. [F. frisguette. Perhaps so named from the velocity or frequency of its motion. See a.] (Print.) The light frame which holds the sheet of paper to the tympan in printing.
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Friskful (?), a. Brisk; lively; frolicsome.
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Friskily' (?), adv. In a frisky manner.
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Friskiness, n. State or quality of being frisky.
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frisking n. The act or process of searching someone for concealed weapons.
Syn. -- frisk.
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Frisky, a. Inclined to frisk; frolicsome; gay.
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He is too frisky for an old man. Jeffrey.
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Frislet (frĭzlĕt), n. [Cf. a kind of defense; also .] A kind of small ruffle. Halliwell.
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Frist (frĭst), v. t. [OE. fristen, firsten, to lend, give respite, postpone, AS. firstan to give respite to; akin to first time, G. frist, Icel. frest delay.] To sell upon credit, as goods. [R.] Crabb.
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Frisure (?), n. [F.] The dressing of the hair by crisping or curling. Smollett.
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Frit (frĭt), n. [F. fritte, fr. frit fried, p. p. of frire to fry. See , v. t.] 1. (Glass Making) The material of which glass is made, after having been calcined or partly fused in a furnace, but before vitrification. It is a composition of silex and alkali, occasionally with other ingredients. Ure.
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2. (Ceramics) The material for glaze of pottery.
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Coloq. Frit brick , a lump of calcined glass materials, brought to a pasty condition in a reverberatory furnace, preliminary to the perfect vitrification in the melting pot.
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Frit, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fritted; p. pr. & vb. n. Fritting.] To prepare by heat (the materials for making glass); to fuse partially. Ure.
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Frit, v. t. To fritter; -- with away. [R.] Ld. Lytton.
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Fritfly (?), n. (Zoöl.) A small dipterous fly of the genus Oscinis, esp. O. vastator, injurious to grain in Europe, and O. Trifole, injurious to clover in America.
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Frith (frĭth), n. [OE. firth, Icel. fjörðr; akin to Sw. fjärd, Dan. fiord, E. ford. √78. See , n., and cf. , , a frith, a harbor.]
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1. (Geog.) A narrow arm of the sea; an estuary; the opening of a river into the sea; as, the Frith of Forth. Also called firth.
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2. A kind of weir for catching fish. [Eng.] Carew.
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Frith, n. [OE. frith peace, protection, land inclosed for hunting, park, forest, AS. frið peace; akin to frenoð peace, protection, asylum, G. friede peace, Icel. friðr, and from the root of E. free, friend. See , a., and cf. , .] 1. A forest; a woody place. [Obs.] Drayton.
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2. A small field taken out of a common, by inclosing it; an inclosure. [Obs.] Sir J. Wynne.
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Frithy (?), a. Woody. [Obs.] Skelton.
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Fritillaria (?), n. [NL., fr. L. fritillus dicebox: cf. F. fritillaire. So named from the checkered markings of the petals.] (Bot.) A genus of liliaceous plants, of which the crown-imperial (Fritillaria imperialis) is one species, and the Guinea-hen flower (F. Meleagris) another. See .
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Fritillary (?), n. 1. (Bot.) A plant with checkered petals, of the genus Fritillaria: the Guinea-hen flower. See .
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2. (Zoöl.) One of several species of butterflies belonging to Argynnis and allied genera; -- so called because the coloring of their wings resembles that of the common Fritillaria. See .
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Fritinancy (?), n. [L. fritinnire to twitter.] A chirping or creaking, as of a cricket. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
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Fritter (?), n. [OR. fritour, friture, pancake, F. friture frying, a thing fried, from frire to fry. See , v. t.] 1. A small quantity of batter, fried in boiling lard or in a frying pan. Fritters are of various kinds, named from the substance inclosed in the batter; as, apple fritters, clam fritters, oyster fritters.
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2. A fragment; a shred; a small piece.
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And cut whole giants into fritters. Hudibras.
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Coloq. Corn fritter . See under .
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Fritter, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Frittered (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Frittering.] 1. To cut, as meat, into small pieces, for frying.
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2. To break into small pieces or fragments.
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Break all nerves, and fritter all their sense. Pope.
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Coloq. To fritter away , to diminish; to pare off; to reduce to nothing by taking away a little at a time; also, to waste piecemeal; as, to fritter away time, strength, credit, etc.
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Fritting (?), n. [See to expose to heat.] The formation of frit or slag by heat with but incipient fusion.
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Frivol (?), v. i. To act frivolously; to trifle. Kipling. -- Frivoler (#), Frivoller, n. [All Colloq.]
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Frivolism (?), n. Frivolity. [R.] Pristley.
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Frivolity (?), n.; pl. Frivolities (#). [Cg. F. frivolité. See .] The condition or quality of being frivolous; also, acts or habits of trifling; unbecoming levity of disposition.
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