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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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Fridge, v. t. p. 544To rub; to fray. [Obs.] You might have fridged the outside of them [jerkins] all to pieces. Sterne.Frid'stōle, n. p. 544See FREDSTOLE.Fried, imp. & p. p. p. 544of fry.Friēnd, n. p. 544One who, entertaining for another sentiments of esteem, respect, and affection, from personal predilection, seeks his society and welfare; a well-wisher; an intimate associate;—sometimes an…Friĕnd, v. t. p. 544To act as the friend of; to favor; to countenance; to befriend. “Fortune friends the bold.” Spenser.Friĕnd'ed, a. p. 544Having friends. [Obs.] 2. Inclined to love; well-disposed. [Obs.] Shak.Friĕnd'ing, n. p. 544The state or quality of being friendly; friendliness. [Obs.] Shak.Friĕnd'less, a. p. 544Destitute of friends; wanting countenance or support; forlorn. Pope.Friĕnd'-li-ly, adv. p. 544In a friendly manner. Pope.Friĕnd'li-ness, n. p. 544The condition or quality of being friendly; a disposition to favor or befriend; exhibition of friendly feeling; good-will. Sidney.Friĕnd'ly, a. p. 544Having the temper and disposition of a friend; disposed to promote the good of another; kind; favorable; disposed to friendship. Thou to mankind, Be good and friendly still, and oft return. Milton.…Friĕnd'ly, adv. p. 544In the manner of friends; amicably. [Obs.] Shak.Friĕnd'ship, n. p. 544An attachment to a person, proceeding from intimate acquaintance, and a reciprocation of kind offices, or from a favorable opinion of the amiable and respectable qualities of his mind. There is…Fri'er, n. p. 544One who fries.Friē'sic, a. p. 544(Geog.) Of, or pertaining to, Friesland, a province in the northern part of the Netherlands.Friē's'ish, a. p. 544(Geog.) Relating to Friesland; Friesic. [Rare.]Friēze, n. p. 544A kind of coarse woolen cloth or stuff, with a nap on one side. “Robes of frieze.” Goldsmith. 2. (Arch.) That part of the entablature of a column which is between the architrave and cornice. It is a…Frièze, v. t. p. 544To make a nap on, as on cloth; to friz.Frièzed, a. p. 544Napped; shaggy with nap or frieze.Frīz'er, n. p. 544One who, or that which, friezes or frizzes.Frig'ate, n. p. 544(Naut.) A kind of vessel originally used in the Mediterranean, and propelled both by sails and by oars; in modern naval usage, a ship of war, of a size larger than a corvette or sloop of war, and…Frig'ate-bird, n. p. 544(Ornith.) A large and rapacious tropical sea-fowl of the genus Tachypetes (T. aquila), with very long wings, allied to the pelican.Frig'ate-built, a. p. 544(Naut.) Built like a frig- ate in having aFrig'a-tōon', n. p. 544(Naut.) A Venetian vessel, with a square stern, without a foremast, having only a main-mast and mizzen-mast.Frĭg'e-făc'tion, n. p. 544The act of making cold. [Obs.] Bailey.Frig'e-făc'tive, a. p. 544Tending or serving to make cold; cooling. [Obs.] Boyle.Frĭg'er-âte, v. t. p. 544To make cool; to refrigerate. [Obs.] Blount.Frig'er-a-to-ry, n. p. 544A place for cooling; a refrigerator. [Rare.] Scott.Fright, n. p. 544A passion excited by the sudden appearance of danger; sudden and violent fear; terror; alarm. Syn.—Alarm; terror; consternation; fear. See ALARM.Fright, v. t. p. 544To alarm suddenly with danger; to shock suddenly with the approach of evil. Nor exile or danger can fright a brave spirit. Dryden. I think the company are likely to fright them thence. W. Scott.…Fright'en, v. t. p. 544To disturb with fear; to fright; to affright.Fright'ful, a. p. 544Full of fright or terror; alarmed. See how the frightful herds run from the wood. W. Browne. 2. Full of that which causes fright; exciting alarm; impressing terror; as, a frightful chasm or…Fright'ful-ly, adv. p. 544In a manner to impress terror and alarm; horribly; terribly; dreadfully. 2. Very disagreeably; shockingly. Swift.Fright'ful-ness, n. p. 544The quality of being frightful, or of impressing terror.Fright'less, a. p. 544Free from fright.Fright'ment, n. p. 544The state of being frightened; terror. [Obs.] All these frightments are but idle dreams. J. Webster.Frĭg'id, a. p. 544Cold; wanting heat or warmth; of low temperature; as, a frigid climate. 2. Wanting warmth, fervor, ardor, fire, vivacity, and the like; unfeeling; forbidding in manner; dull and unanimated; stiff and…Frigid zone p. 545that part of the earth which lies between each polar circle and the pole. It extends about 23° 28′ from each pole.Frī-ǧīd'ĭ-ty, n. p. 545The condition or quality of being frigid; coldness; want of warmth. Ice is water concealed by the frigidity of the air. Browne. 2. Want of warmth, ardor, vivacity, virility, &c.; coldness of…Frĭg'id-ly, adv. p. 545Coldly; dully; without affection.Frĭg'ĭd-ness, n. p. 545The state of being frigid; want of heat, vigor, affection, and the like; coldness; dullness.Frĭg/o-rĭf'ĭc or Frĭg/o-rĭf'ĭc-al, a. p. 545Causing cold; producing or generating cold. Quincy.Frĭll, n. p. 545An edging of fine linen on the bosom of a shirt or other similar thing: a ruffle. Mason. 2. The ruffling of a hawk’s feathers when shivering or frilling with cold.Frĭll, v. t. p. 545To provide or decorate with frills; to turn back in plaits; as, to frill a cap.Frĭll, v. i. p. 545To shake or shiver as with cold; as, the hawk frills. Halliwell.Frīm, a. p. 545Flourishing; in good case. [Obs. and rare.] “Frim pastures.” Drayton.Frīmaire, n. p. 545The third month of the French republican calendar, dating from September 22, 1792. It commenced November 21, and ended December 20. See VENDEMAIRE.Frīnge, n. p. 545An ornamental appendage to the borders of garments or furniture, consisting of loose threads. The golden fringe e’en set the ground on flame. Dryden. 2. Something resembling fringe; an open, broken…Fringe, v. t. p. 545To adorn or border with fringe or a loose edging; to decorate or line, as with a fringe. “Precipices fringed with grass.” Bryant.Frīn'ge'less, a. p. 545Having no fringe.Frīnge'-tree, n. p. 545(Bot.) A small tree (Chionanthus Virginica), growing in the Southern United States, and having snow-white flowers, which hang down like fringe.Frīn-ǧĭl'ĭā, n. p. 545(Ornith.) A genus of birds, with short, conical, pointed bills; the finch.Frīn'gĭl-lā'ceous, a. p. 545(Ornith.) Pertaining to birds of the genus Fringilla.Frīn'ǧy, a. p. 545Adorned with fringes. Shak.Frīp'per or Frīp'per-er, n. p. 545One who deals in frippery or in old clothes.Frīp'per-y, n. p. 545[Fr. friperie, from friper. See supra. 1. Old clothes; cast dresses; clothes thrown aside after wearing; hence, second-hand finery; cheap and tawdry decoration; pretentious trumpery; useless matter.…Frĭp'per-y, a. p. 545Trifling; contemptible. Gray.Friseur, n. p. 545A hair-dresser.Frĭsk, v. i. p. 545To leap, skip, dance, or gambol, in frolic and gayety. The frisking satyrs on the summits danced. Addison. In vain to frisk or climb he tries. Swift.Frĭsk, a. p. 545Lively; brisk; blithe; frisky. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.