Dictionary
An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Frēak'ish-ly, adv. p. 541In a freakish manner; capriciously.Frēak'ish-ness, n. p. 541The quality of being freakish; capriciousness; whimsicalness.Freck'le, n. p. 541A spot, of a yellowish color, in the skin, particularly on the face, neck, and hands. 2. Any small spot or discoloration. Evelyn.Frĕck'le, v. t. p. 541To cover with freckles or small discolored spots; to spot. The freckled cowslip, burnet, and green clover. Shak.Frĕck'le, v. i. p. 541To become covered with freckles; to be spotted.Frĕck'led-ness, n. p. 541The state of being freckled.Frĕck'ly, a. p. 541Full of freckles; sprinkled with spots.Frèd, n. p. 541Peace;—a word used in composition, especially in proper names; as, Alfred, Frederic.Frēd’stōle, n. p. 541A seat in churches near the altar, to which offenders formerly fled for sanctuary. [Obs.]Free, a. p. 541Exempt from subjection to the will of others; not under restraint, control, or compulsion; able to follow one's own impulses, desires, or inclinations; determining one's own course of action; not…Free, v. t. p. 542To make free; to set at liberty; to rid of that which confines, limits, embarrasses, oppresses, or the like; to release; to disengage; to clear. He that is dead is freed from sin. Rom. vi. 7. I'll…Free'bĕnch, n. p. 542(Law.) A widow's dower in a copyhold. Blackstone.Free'bōot'er, n. p. 542One who wanders about for plunder; a robber; a pillager; a plunderer. Bacon.Free'bōot'er-y, n. p. 542The act, practice, or gains of a freebooter; freebooting. Booth.Free'bōot'ing, n. p. 542Robbery; plunder; a pillaging.Free'bōot'ing, a. p. 542Acting the freebooter; practicing freebootery; robbing. “Your freebooting acquaintance.” W. Scott.Free'-bōrn, a. p. 542Born free; not in vassalage; inheriting liberty.Free'-cōst, n. p. 542Freedom from charges or expense.Free'-dĕn′i-zen, n. p. 542A citizen. Jackson.Free'-dĕn'i-zĕn, v. t. p. 542To make free. [R.] Bp. Hall.Freed'man, n. p. 542A man who has been a slave, and is manumitted.Free'dōm, n. p. 542The state of being free; exemption from the power and control of another; liberty; independence; frankness; openness; liberality; separation; unrestrictedness. Made captive, yet deserving freedom…Freed'-stōol, n. p. 542A fredstole. [Obs.] So that the freed-stool in Beverley became the seat of the scornful. Fuller.Frē'er, n. p. 542One who frees, or sets free.Free'-fish'er or Free'-fish'er-man, n. p. 542One who has an exclusive right to take fish in certain waters. We are your lordship's free-fishermen. C. Kingsley.Free'-fish'er-y, n. p. 542(Eng. Law.) An exclusive privilege of fishing in a public river. Burrill.Free'-hānd'ed, a. p. 542Open-handed; liberal.Free'-heârt'ed, a. p. 542Open; frank; unreserved; liberal; generous. “Free-hearted mirth.” F. W. Robertson.Free'-heârt'ed-ly, adv. p. 542Unreservedly; liberally.Free'-heârt'ed-ness, n. p. 542Frankness; openness of heart; liberality. Burnet.Free'hōld, n. p. 542(Law.) An estate in real property, of inheritance or for life, or the tenure by which it is held. Kent. Burrill.Free'-hōld-er, n. p. 542(Law.) One who owns an estate in fee-simple, fee-tail, or for life; the possessor of a freehold.Free'-liv'er, n. p. 542One who gratifies his appetite without stint; one given to indulgence in eating and drinking.Free'-liv'ing, n. p. 542Full gratification of the appetite.Free'ly, adv. p. 542In a free manner; without restraint, constraint, or compulsion; in abundance; without scruple or reserve; without obstruction; gratuitously. Of every tree of the garden thou mayst freely eat. Gen.…Free'man, n. p. 542One who enjoys liberty, or who is not subject to the will of another; one not a slave or vassal. 2. One who enjoys or is entitled to a franchise or peculiar privilege; as, the freemen of a city or…Free'-mār'tin, n. p. 542A cow-calf twin-born with a bull-calf. It generally proves to be barren.Free'mā/son, n. p. 542One of an ancient and secret association or fraternity, said to have been at first composed of masons or builders in stone, but now consisting of persons who are united for social enjoyment and…Free'-mā'son-ry, n. p. 542The institutions or the practices of freemasons.Free'-mind'ed, a. p. 542Not perplexed; having a mind free from care. Bacon.Free'ness, n. p. 542The state or quality of being free; freedom; liberty; openness; liberality; gratuitousness.Free'-päss, n. p. 542A permission to pass free.Free'-soil, a. p. 542Pertaining to, or advocating, the non-extension of slavery; as, the Free-soil party. [U. S.]Free'-soil'er, n. p. 542One who holds to the non-extension of slavery. [U. S.]Free'-soil'ism, n. p. 542The principle of the non-extension of slavery. [U. S.]Free'-spōk'en, a. p. 542Accustomed to speak without reserve. Bacon.Free′stōne, n. p. 542A stone composed of sand or grit; — so called because it is easily cut or wrought.Free'-stōne, a. p. 542Having the stone free, or not closely adhering to the flesh; as, a freestone peach.Free'-stŭff, n. p. 542Timber free from knots. Weale.Free'think'er, n. p. 542One who discards revelation; an unbeliever. Atheist is an old-fashioned word: I'm a freethinker, child. Addison. Syn.—Infidel; skeptic. See INFIDEL.Free'-think'ing, n. p. 542Undue boldness of speculation; unbelief. Berkeley.Free'-think'ing, a. p. 542Exhibiting undue boldness of speculation; skeptical.Free'-tŏngued, a. p. 542Speaking without reserve. Bp. Hall.Free'-vint'ner, n. p. 542A member of the Vintners' Company; one who can sell wine without a license.Free'-war'ren, n. p. 542(Eng. Law.) A royal franchise or exclusive right of killing beasts and fowls of warren within certain limits. Bouvier.Free-will', n. p. 542A will free from improper coercion or restraint. To come thus was I not constrained, but did it Of my free-will. Shak. 2. The power asserted of moral beings of choosing or willing without the…Free'-will, a. p. 542Spontaneous; as, a free-will offering.Freeze, v. i. p. 542To become congealed by cold; to be changed from a liquid to a solid state by the abstraction of heat; to be hardened into ice or a like solid body. Water freezes at the temperature of 32° above zero…Freeze, v. t. p. 542To congeal; to harden into ice; to convert from a fluid to a solid form by cold, or abstraction of heat. 2. To cause loss of animation or life in, from lack of heat; to give the sensation of cold and…Freeze, n. p. 542The act of congealing, or the state of being congealed or completely chilled. [Colloq.] 2. (Arch.) A frieze. See FRIEZE.