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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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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.Freez'ing-mixt'ure, n. p. 542A mixture, as of salt and snow, or of chemical salts, for producing intense cold.Freez'ing-point, n. p. 542That degree of a thermometer at which a fluid begins to freeze;—applied particularly to water, whose freezing-point is at 32° of Fahrenheit's thermometer, and zero on the Centigrade.Freight, n. p. 542That with which any thing is fraught or laden for transportation; lading; cargo, especially of a ship; also of a car on a railway, or the like; as, a freight of cotton; a full freight; freight will…Freight, v. t. p. 542To load with goods, as a ship, or vehicle of any kind, for transporting them from one place to another; as, to freight a ship; to freight a car. 2. To load or burden. Shak.Freight'age, n. p. 542Charge for transportation; expense of carriage. 2. Freight; cargo; lading. Broader likewise they were made, for the better transporting of horses, and all other freightage, being intended chiefly to…Freight'-cair, n. p. 542A railway car for the transportation of merchandise;—called in England a goods-wagon. [U. S.]Freight'-ĕn'ġine, n. p. 542A locomotive for hauling freight cars, usually made with small driving-wheels to gain leverage, and often with six or eight driving-wheels, to gain adhesion;—called in England goods-engine. [U. S.]Freight'er, n. p. 542One who loads a ship, or one who charters and loads a ship. 2. One whose business it is to receive and forward freight. 3. One for whom freight is transported, as in a ship or on a railway.Freight'less, a. p. 542Destitute of freight.Freight'-trāin, n. p. 542A railway train of freight-cars or goods-wagons;—called in England goods-train. [U. S.]Frēn, n. p. 542A stranger. [Obs.] Spenser.Frēnch or French leave, a. p. 542(Geog.) Pertaining to France or its inhabitants. French leave, an informal departure.Frĕnch, n. p. 542The language spoken by the people of France; collectively, the people of France.Frĕnch'-bĕr'ry, n. p. 542(Bot.) The berry of the Rhamnus catharticus, a species of buckthorn, which affords a green or purple pigment. Loudon.Frĕnch'-chalk, n. p. 542(Min.) A variety of indurated talc, composed of small scales, and of a pearly-white or grayish color. It is much used for drawing lines on cloth, and other similar purposes.Frĕnch-hŏn'ey-sŭck/le, n. p. 542(Bot.) A plant of the genus Hedysarum (H. coronatum);—called also garland-honeysuckle.Frĕnch'-hŏrn, n. p. 542(Mus.) A wind-instrument of metal, consisting of a long tube, twisted into several circular folds, and gradually increasing in diameter from the end at which it is blown to that at which the sound…French'i-fy, v. t. p. 542To make French; to infect with the manner of the French; to Gallicize. Burke.Frēnch'man, n. p. 542A native or naturalized inhabitant of France.Frēnch'-pīe, n. p. 542(Ornith.) A species of woodpecker (Picus major), having a variety of local names. Eng. Cyc.Frĕnch'-pŏl'ish, n. p. 542A varnish for furniture, invented in France, giving a brilliancy superior to that of any other polish, with less liability to injury. It is composed of shell-lac, gum-copal, and gum-arabic, dissolved…Frĕnch'-roōf, n. p. 543A kind of roof with curved sides, and flat, or nearly so, at the top. See ROOF.Frĕnch'-white, n. p. 543Pulverized talc. Hoblyn.Fre-nĕt'ic or Fre-nĕt'ic-al, a. p. 543Distracted; mad; raving; frantic; frenzied; phrenetic.Frĕn'zi-cal, a. p. 543Partaking of frenzy; frenzied; frantic. Orrery.Frén'zied-ly, adv. p. 543Madly; distractedly.Frén'zy, n. p. 543Any violent agitation of the mind approaching to distraction; violent and irrational excitement; madness; rage. All else is towering frenzy and distraction. Addison. Syn.—Insanity; lunacy; madness…Fré'quence, n. p. 543A crowd; a throng; a concourse; an assembly. [Obs.] Milton.Fré'quen-cy, n. p. 543The condition of returning frequently; occurrence oft repeated; as, the frequency of crimes; the frequency of miracles. The reasons that moved her to remove were, because Rome was a place of riot and…Fré'quent, a. p. 543Often to be met with; happening at short intervals; often repeated or occurring; as, frequent visits. “Frequent feudal towers.” Byron. 2. Given to any course of conduct; inclined to indulge in any…Fre-quĕnt’, v. t. p. 543To visit often; to resort to often or habitually. He frequented the court of Augustus. Dryden.Fre-quént'a-ble, a. p. 543Accessible. [Obs.] Sidney.Fre-quënt'age, n. p. 543The practice or habit of frequenting. [Rare.] Southey.Fré'quen-tā'tion, n. p. 543The habit of frequenting or visiting often. Chesterfield.Fre-quént'a-tive, a. p. 543(Gram.) Serving to express the frequent repetition of an action; as, a frequentative verb.Fre-quĕnt'a-tĭve, n. p. 543(Gram.) A verb which expresses the frequent occurrence or repetition of an action.Fre-quént'er, n. p. 543One who frequents; one who often visits, or resorts to customarily.Fré'quent-ly, adv. p. 543At frequent or short intervals; many times; often; commonly.Fré'quent-ness, n. p. 543The quality of being frequent, or often repeated.Frère, n. p. 543A brother.Frés'cāde, n. p. 543A cool walk; shady place. [Rare.] Maunder.Frés'co, n. p. 543A cool, refreshing state of the air; duskiness; coolness; shade. Prior. 2. A method of painting on walls, performed with mineral and earthy pigments on a freshly laid stucco-ground of lime or gypsum.…Frĕs'co, v. t. p. 543To paint in fresco, as walls.Frĕsh, a. p. 543Possessed of original life and vigor; new and strong; unimpaired; sound; not faded; untried; recent; as, fresh flowers, fields, strength, pleasure, complexion, recollections. “The fresh beauty.”…Frĕsh, n. p. 543A pool or spring of fresh water. I'll not show him where the quick freshes are. Shak. 2. A flood; an overflowing; an inundation; a freshet. 3. The mingling of fresh water with salt water in rivers or…Frĕsh, v. t. p. 543To refresh; to freshen. [Obs.] Chaucer.Frĕsh'en, v. t. p. 543To make fresh; to separate, as water from saline particles; to take saltness from any thing; as, to freshen water, fish, or flesh. 2. To refresh; to revive. [Obs.] Spenser. 3. (Naut.) To relieve, as…Frĕsh'en, v. i. p. 543To grow fresh; to lose salt or saltness. 2. To grow brisk or strong; as, the wind freshens.Frĕsh'et, n. p. 543A flood or overflowing of a river by means of heavy rains or melted snow; an inundation. [U. S.] 2. A stream of fresh water. [Obs.] Browne.