3 entries under this word

Fraught

Fraught, a.

adjective

(frawt), a. [See FRAUGHT, v. t.]

  1. Freighted; laden; loaded; charged. “A vessel . . . richly fraught.” Shak.
  2. Filled; stored; charged.

A discourse fraught with all the commending excellences of speech. South. Enterprises fraught with world-wide benefits. I. Taylor.

Fraught, n.

noun

(frawt), n. [Dan. fragt, Sw. frakt, Ger. fracht, D. vragt, vracht, whence Fr. fret, the freight of a ship, Pg. frete, Sp. flete. See infra.] A freight; a cargo. [Obs.]

As the bark that hath discharged her fraught. Shak.

Fraught, v. t.

verbtransitive

(frawt), v. t. [Dan. fragte, Sw. frakta, Ger. frachten, befrachten, D. vrachten, bevrachten, allied to O. H. Ger. frêhtôn, to deserve, frêhti, frêht, merit, virtue. Cf. FREIGHT.] To load; to fill; to crowd. [Obs.]

Upon the tumbling billows fraughted ride The armed ships. Fairfax.