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frank (frăṉk), a. [Compar. franker (frăṉkẽr); superl. frankest.] [F. franc free, frank, L. Francus a Frank, fr. OHG. Franko the name of a Germanic people on the Rhine, who afterward founded the French monarchy; cf. AS. franca javelin, Icel. frakka. Cf. , , a., , n.] 1. Unbounded by restrictions, limitations, etc.; free. [R.] “It is of frank gift.” Spenser.
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2. Free in uttering one's real sentiments; not reserved; using no disguise; candid; ingenuous; as, a frank nature, conversation, manner, etc.
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3. Liberal; generous; profuse. [Obs.]
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Frank of civilities that cost them nothing. L'Estrange.
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4. Unrestrained; loose; licentious; -- used in a bad sense. Spenser.

Syn. -- Ingenuous; candid; artless; plain; open; unreserved; undisguised; sincere. See , .
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frank (frăṉk), v. t. [imp. & p. p. franked (frăṉkt); p. pr. & vb. n. franking.] 1. To send by public conveyance free of expense. Dickens.
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2. To extempt from charge for postage, as a letter, package, or packet, etc.
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Frank, n. [See , a.] The privilege of sending letters or other mail matter, free of postage, or without charge; also, the sign, mark, or signature denoting that a letter or other mail matter is to go free of postage. Called also the franking privilege.
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I have said so much, that, if I had not a frank, I must burn my letter and begin again. Cowper.
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Frank, n. [Cf. F. franc. See , a.] 1. (Ethnol.) A member of one of the German tribes that in the fifth century overran and conquered Gaul, and established the kingdom of France.
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2. A native or inhabitant of Western Europe; a European; -- a term used in the Levant.
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3. A French coin. See .
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Frankalmoigne (?), n. [F. franc free + Norm. F. almoigne alma, for almosne, F. aumône. See , a., and .] (Eng. Law) A tenure by which a religious corporation holds lands given to them and their successors forever, usually on condition of praying for the soul of the donor and his heirs; -- called also tenure by free alms. Burrill.
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Frank-chase (?), n. [Frank free + chase.] (Eng. Law) The liberty or franchise of having a chase; free chase. Burrill.
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Frank-fee (?), n. [Frank free + fee.] (Eng. Law) A species of tenure in fee simple, being the opposite of ancient demesne, or copyhold. Burrill.
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Frankfort black (?). A black pigment used in copperplate printing, prepared by burning vine twigs, the lees of wine, etc. McElrath.
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Frankincense (?), n. [OF. franc free, pure + encens incense.] A fragrant, aromatic resin, or gum resin, burned as an incense in religious rites or for medicinal fumigation. The best kinds now come from East Indian trees, of the genus Boswellia; a commoner sort, from the Norway spruce (Abies excelsa) and other coniferous trees. The frankincense of the ancient Jews is still unidentified.
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Franking (?), n. (Carp.) A method of forming a joint at the intersection of window-sash bars, by cutting away only enough wood to show a miter.
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Frankish, a. Like, or pertaining to, the Franks.
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Frank-law (?), n. [Frank free + law.] (Eng. Law) The liberty of being sworn in courts, as a juror or witness; one of the ancient privileges of a freeman; free and common law; -- an obsolete expression signifying substantially the same as the American expression civil rights. Abbot.
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Franklin (?), n. [OE. frankelein; cf. LL. franchilanus. See , a.] An English freeholder, or substantial householder. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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The franklin, a small landholder of those days. Sir J. Stephen.
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Franklinic (?), a. Of or pertaining to Benjamin Franklin.
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Coloq. Franklinic electricity , electricity produced by friction; called also static electricity.
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Franklinite (?), n. (Min.) A kind of mineral of the spinel group.
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Franklin stove (?). A kind of open stove introduced by Benjamin Franklin, the peculiar feature of which was that a current of heated air was directly supplied to the room from an air box; -- now applied to other varieties of open stoves.
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Frankly, adv. In a frank manner; freely.
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Very frankly he confessed his treasons. Shak.

Syn. -- Openly; ingenuously; plainly; unreservedly; undisguisedly; sincerely; candidly; artlessly; freely; readily; unhesitatingly; liberally; willingly.
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Frank-marriage (?), n. [Frank free + marriage.] (Eng. Law) A certain tenure in tail special; an estate of inheritance given to a man his wife (the wife being of the blood of the donor), and descendible to the heirs of their two bodies begotten. [Obs.] Blackstone.
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Frankness, n. The quality of being frank; candor; openess; ingenuousness; fairness; liberality.
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Frankpledge (?), n. [Frank free + pledge.] (O. Eng. Law) (a) A pledge or surety for the good behavior of freemen, -- each freeman who was a member of an ancient decennary, tithing, or friborg, in England, being a pledge for the good conduct of the others, for the preservation of the public peace; a free surety. (b) The tithing itself. Bouvier.
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The servants of the crown were not, as now, bound in frankpledge for each other. Macaulay.
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Frantic (?), a. [OE. frentik, frenetik, F. frentique, L. phreneticus, from Gr. �. See , and cf. , .] Mad; raving; furious; violent; wild and disorderly; distracted.
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Die, frantic wretch, for this accursed deed! Shak.
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Torrents of frantic abuse. Macaulay.

-- Frantically (#), adv. -- Franticly (#), adv. Shak.

-- Franticness, n. Johnson.
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Frap (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Frapped (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Frapping.] [Cf. F. frapper to strike, to seize ropes. Cf. .] 1. (Naut.) To draw together; to bind with a view to secure and strengthen, as a vessel by passing cables around it; to tighten; as a tackle by drawing the lines together. Tottem.
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2. To brace by drawing together, as the cords of a drum. Knoght.
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Frape (?), n. [Cf. frap, and Prov. E. frape to scold.] A crowd, a rabble. [Obs.] ares.
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Frapler (?), n. A blusterer; a rowdy. [Obs.]
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Unpolished, a frapler, and base. B. Jonson.
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Frappé or Frappe (frȧpā), a. [F., p.p. of frapper to strike, to chill.] Iced; frozen; artificially cooled; as, wine frappé. -- (frȧpā or frăp)n. A frappé mixture or beverage, as a water ice, variously flavored, frozen soft, and served in glasses; also, a milk shake.
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Frapping (?), n. [From .] (Naut.) A lashing binding a thing tightly or binding things together.
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Frasera n. A genus of North American herbs: columbo; it includes some species sometimes placed in the genus Swertia.
Syn. -- genus Frasera.
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frat n. a social club for male college undergraduates; a shortened form of .
Syn. -- fraternity.
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frat house n. a house used by a chapter of a fraternity at a college.
Syn. -- fraternity house; chapter house.
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Frater, n. [L., a brother.] (Eccl.) A monk; also, a frater house. [R.] Shipley.
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Coloq. Frater house , an apartament in a convent used as an eating room; a refectory; -- called also a fratery.
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Fratercula n. a genus of sea birds, one of the genera of puffins.
Syn. -- genus Fratercula.
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Fraternal (?), a.[F. fraternel, LL. fraternalis, fr. L. fraternus, fr. frater brother. See .] Of, pertaining to, or involving, brethren; becoming to brothers; brotherly; as, fraternal affection; a fraternal embrace. -- Fraternally, adv.
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An abhorred, a cursed, a fraternal war. Milton.
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Fraternal love and friendship. Addison.
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Fraternate (?), v. i. To fraternize; to hold fellowship. Jefferson.

{ Fraternation (?), Fraternism (?) }, n. Fraternization. [R.] Jefferson.
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Fraternity (?), n.; pl. Fraternities (#). [F. fraternité, L. fraternitas.] 1. The state or quality of being fraternal or brotherly; brotherhood.
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2. A body of men associated for their common interest, business, or pleasure; a company; a brotherhood; a society; in the Roman Catholic Church, an association for special religious purposes, for relieving the sick and destitute, etc.
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3. Men of the same class, profession, occupation, character, or tastes.
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With what terms of respect knaves and sots will speak of their own fraternity! South.
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4. A social club for male college undergraduates. They often have secret initiation rites, and are named by the use of two or three Greek letters. The corresponding association for women students is called a sorority.
Syn. -- frat.
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Fraternization (? or ?), n. The act of fraternizing or uniting as brothers.
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I hope that no French fraternization . . . could so change the hearts of Englishmen. Burke.
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Fraternize (? or ?; 277), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Fraternized (#); p. pr. & vb. n.. Fraternizing (#).] [Cf. F. fraterniser.] To associate or hold fellowship as brothers, or as men of like occupation or character; to have brotherly feelings.
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Fraternize, v. t. To bring into fellowship or brotherly sympathy.
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Correspondence for fraternizing the two nations. Burke.
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Fraternizer (?; 277), n. One who fraternizes. Burke.
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Fratery (? or ?), n. [L. frater brother: cf. It. frateria a brotherhood of monks. See .] A frater house. See under .

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Fratrage (? or ?; 48), n. [L. frater a brother.] (Law) A sharing among brothers, or brothers' kin. [Obs.] Crabb.
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Fratricelli (?), n. pl. [It. fraticelli, lit., little brothers, dim. fr. frate brother, L. frater.] (Eccl. Hist.) (a) The name which St. Francis of Assisi gave to his followers, early in the 13th century. (b) A sect which seceded from the Franciscan Order, chiefly in Italy and Sicily, in 1294, repudiating the pope as an apostate, maintaining the duty of celibacy and poverty, and discountenancing oaths. Called also Fratricellians and Fraticelli.
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Fratricidal (?), a. Of or pertaining to fratricide; of the nature of fratricide.
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Fratricide (?), n. [L. fratricidium a brother's murder, fr. fratricida a brother's murderer; frater, fratris, brother + caedere to kill: cf. F. fratricide.] 1. The act of one who murders or kills his own brother.
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2. [L. fratricida: cf. F. fratricide.] One who murders or kills his own brother.
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Frau (frou), n.; pl. Frauen (frou�n). [G. Cf. 1st .] In Germany, a woman; a married woman; a wife; -- as a title, equivalent to Mrs., Madam.
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Fraud (fr�d), n. [F. fraude, L. fraus, fraudis; prob. akin to Skr. dhūrv to injure, dhvṛ to cause to fall, and E. dull.] 1. Deception deliberately practiced with a view to gaining an unlawful or unfair advantage; artifice by which the right or interest of another is injured; injurious stratagem; deceit; trick.
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If success a lover's toil attends,
Few ask, if fraud or force attained his ends. Pope.
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2. (Law) An intentional perversion of truth for the purpose of obtaining some valuable thing or promise from another.
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3. A trap or snare. [Obs.]
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To draw the proud King Ahab into fraud. Milton.
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Coloq. Constructive fraud (Law), an act, statement, or omission which operates as a fraud, although perhaps not intended to be such. Mozley & W. -- Coloq. Pious fraud (Ch. Hist.), a fraud contrived and executed to benefit the church or accomplish some good end, upon the theory that the end justified the means. -- Coloq. Statute of frauds (Law), an English statute (1676), the principle of which is incorporated in the legislation of all the States of this country, by which writing with specific solemnities (varying in the several statutes) is required to give efficacy to certain dispositions of property. Wharton.

Syn. -- Deception; deceit; guile; craft; wile; sham; strife; circumvention; stratagem; trick; imposition; cheat. See .
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Fraudful (?), a. Full of fraud, deceit, or treachery; trickish; treacherous; fraudulent; -- applied to persons or things. I. Taylor.

-- Fraudfully, adv.
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Fraudless, a. Free from fraud. -- Fraudlessly, adv. -- Fraudlessness, n.

{ Fraudulence (?; 135), Fraudulency (?) }, n. [L. fraudulentia.] The quality of being fraudulent; deliberate deceit; trickishness. Hooker.
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Fraudulent (?), a. [L. fraudulentus, fr. fraus, fraudis, fraud: cf. F. fraudulent.] 1. Using fraud; tricky; deceitful; dishonest.
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2. Characterized by, founded on, or proceeding from, fraud; as, a fraudulent bargain.
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He, with serpent tongue, . . .
His fraudulent temptation thus began. Milton.
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3. Obtained or performed by artifice; as, fraudulent conquest. Milton.

Syn. -- Deceitful; fraudful; guileful; crafty; wily; cunning; subtle; deceiving; cheating; deceptive; insidious; treacherous; dishonest; designing; unfair.
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Fraudulently (?), adv. In a fraudulent manner.
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Fraught (fr�t), n. [OE.fraight, fraght; akin to Dan. fragt, Sw. frakt, D. vracht, G. fracht, cf. OHG. frēht merit, reward; perh. from a pref. corresponding to E. for + The root of E. own. Cf. .] A freight; a cargo. [Obs.] Shak.
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Fraught, a. Freighted; laden; filled; stored; charged.
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A vessel of our country richly fraught. Shak.
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A discourse fraught with all the commending excellences of speech. South.
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Enterprises fraught with world-wide benefits. I. Taylor.
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Fraught, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fraughted or Fraught; p. pr. & vb. n. Fraughting.] [Akin to Dan. fragte, Sw. frakta, D. bevrachten, G. frachten, cf. OHG. frēhtōn to deserve. See , n.] To freight; to load; to burden; to fill; to crowd. [Obs.]
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Upon the tumbling billows fraughted ride
The armed ships. Fairfax.
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Fraughtage (?; 48), n. Freight; loading; cargo. [Obs.] Shak.
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Fraughting, a. Constituting the freight or cargo. [Obs.] “The fraughting souls within her.” Shak.
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Fräulein (froilīn), n. sing. & pl. [G., dim. of frau woman. See .] In Germany, a young lady; an unmarried woman; -- as a title, equivalent to Miss.
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Fraunhofer lines (?) prop. n. pl.. (Physics.) The lines of the spectrum; especially and properly, the dark lines of the solar spectrum, so called because first accurately observed and interpreted by Fraunhofer, a German physicist.
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fraxin (?), n. [From .] (Chem.) A colorless crystalline substance (C16H18O10) found in the bark of the ash (Fraxinus), and along with esculin in the bark of the horse-chestnut. It is structurally a derivative of a coumarin glucoside. It shows a delicate blue-green fluorescence in alkaline solutions; -- called also paviin and fraxoside. MI-11br/ Syn. -- 8-(β-D-Glucopyranosyloxy)-7-hydroxy-6-methoxy-2H-1-benzopyran-2-one; also, 7,8-dihydroxy-6-methoxy-coumarin-8-β-D-glucoside; fraxetin-8-glucoside.
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Fraxinus (?), prop. n. [L., the ash tree.] (Bot.) A genus of deciduous forest trees, found in the north temperate zone, and including the true ash trees.
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☞ Fraxinus excelsior is the European ash; Fraxinus Americana, the white ash; Fraxinus sambucifolia, the black ash or water ash.
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fray (frā), n. [Abbreviated from affray.] An angry quarrel; an affray; contest; combat; broil.
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Who began this bloody fray? Shak.
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Fray, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Frayed (frād); p. pr. & vb. n. Fraying.] [See 1st , and cf. .] To frighten; to terrify; to alarm. I. Taylor.
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What frays ye, that were wont to comfort me affrayed? Spenser.
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Fray, v. t. [Cf. OF. fraier. See , v. t.] To bear the expense of; to defray. [Obs.]
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The charge of my most curious and costly ingredients frayed, I shall acknowledge myself amply satisfied. Massinger.
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Fray, v. t. [OF. freier, fraier, froier, to rub. L. fricare; cf. friare to crumble, E. friable; perh. akin to Gr. chriein to anoint, chri^sma an anointing, Skr. ghṛsh to rub, scratch. Cf. .] To rub; to wear off, or wear into shreds, by rubbing; to fret, as cloth; as, a deer is said to fray her head.
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Fray, v. i. 1. To rub.
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We can show the marks he made
When 'gainst the oak his antlers frayed. Sir W. Scott.
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2. To wear out or into shreads, or to suffer injury by rubbing, as when the threads of the warp or of the woof wear off so that the cross threads are loose; to ravel; as, the cloth frays badly.
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A suit of frayed magnificience. tennyson.
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Fray, n. A fret or chafe, as in cloth; a place injured by rubbing.
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Fraying, n. (Zoöl.) The skin which a deer frays from his horns. B. Jonson.
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Frazzle (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Frazzled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Frazzling (?).] [Cf. G. faseln, and E. fray.] To fray; to wear or pull into tatters or tag ends; to tatter; -- used literally and figuratively. [Prov. Eng. & U. S.]
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Her hair was of a reddish gray color, and its frazzled and tangled condition suggested that the woman had recently passed through a period of extreme excitement. J. C. Harris.
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Frazzle, n. 1. The act or result of frazzling; the condition or quality of being frazzled; the tag end; a frayed-out end. [Prov. Eng. & U. S.]
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My fingers are all scratched to frazzles. Kipling.
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2. a state of extreme exhaustion; -- often used in the phrase Coloq. worn to a frazzle . [wns=1]
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Gordon had sent word to Lee that he “had fought his corps to a frazzle.” Nicolay & Hay (Life of Lincoln).
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Freak (frēk), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Freaked (frēkt); p. pr. & vb. n. Freaking.] [Akin to OE. frakin, freken, freckle, Icel. freknur, pl., Sw. fräkne, Dan. fregne, Gr. perknos dark-colored, Skr. pṛçni variegated. Cf. , .] To variegate; to checker; to streak. [R.]
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Freaked with many a mingled hue. Thomson.
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Freak, n. [Prob. from OE. frek bold, AS. frec bold, greedly; akin to OHG. freh greedly, G. frech insolent, Icel. frekr greedy, Goth. faíhufriks avaricious.] 1. A sudden causeless change or turn of the mind; a whim of fancy; a capricious prank; a vagary or caprice.
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She is restless and peevish, and sometimes in a freak will instantly change her habitation. Spectator.

2. a rare and unpredictable event; as, the July snowstorm was a freak of nature.
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3. an habitual drug user, especially one who uses psychedelic drugs.
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4. an animal or person with a visible congenital abnormality; -- applied especially to those who appear in a circus sideshow.
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Syn. -- Whim; caprice; folly; sport. See .
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Freak, v. i. 1. to react with irrationality or extreme emotion; to lose one's composure; -- often used in the phrase Coloq. freak out .
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2. to become irrational or to experience hallucinations under the influence of drugs; -- often used in the phrase Coloq. freak out .
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Freak, v. t. 1. to cause (a person) react with great distress or extreme emotion; -- often used in the phrase Coloq. freak out .
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Freaking, a. Freakish. [Obs.] Pepys.
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Freakish, a. Apt to change the mind suddenly; whimsical; capricious.
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It may be a question whether the wife or the woman was the more freakish of the two. L'Estrange.
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Freakish when well, and fretful when she's sick. Pope.

2. rapidly changing and unpredictable; as, freakish weather.
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3. markedly abnormal.
Syn. -- freaky.
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-- Freakishly, adv. -- Freakishness, n.
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freakishness n. marked strangeness or abnormality.
Syn. -- abnormality.
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freaky adj. markedly unusual or abnormal; as, freaky weather.
Syn. -- freakish.
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Freck (?), v. t. [Cf. , v. t., .] To checker; to diversify. [R. & Poet.]
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The painted windows, frecking gloom with glow. Lowell.
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Freckle (frĕkk'l), n. [Dim., from the same root as freak, v. t.] 1. A small yellowish or brownish spot in the skin, particularly on the face, neck, or hands.
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2. Any small spot or discoloration.
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Freckle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Freckled (frĕkk'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Freckling (frĕkklĭng).] To sprinkle or mark with freckles or small discolored spots; to spot.
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