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An American Dictionary of the English Language

by Noah Webster

Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)

Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865

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  1. Frīp'per or Frīp'per-er, n.p. 545One who deals in frippery or in old clothes.
  2. 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.…
  3. Frĭp'per-y, a.p. 545Trifling; contemptible. Gray.
  4. Friseur, n.p. 545A hair-dresser.
  5. 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.
  6. Frĭsk, a.p. 545Lively; brisk; blithe; frisky. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
  7. Frĭsk, n.p. 545A frolic; a fit of wanton gayety. Johnson.
  8. Frisk'al, n.p. 545A leap or caper. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
  9. Frĭsk'er, n.p. 545One who frisks; one who leaps or dances in gayety; a wanton; an inconstant or unsettled person. Camden.
  10. Frīsk'et, n.p. 545(Print.) The light frame in which a sheet of paper is confined, before it is laid on the form for impression.
  11. Frĭsk'fŭl, a.p. 545Brisk; lively; frolicsome. Thomson.
  12. Frisk'ly, adv.p. 545Gayly; briskly.
  13. Frisk'i-ness, n.p. 545The state or quality of being frisky; gayety; liveliness; a dancing or leaping in frolic.
  14. Frisk'y, a.p. 545Jumping with gayety; frolicsome; gay; lively. He is too frisky for an old man. Jeffrey.
  15. Frĭg'let, n.p. 545A kind of small ruffle. Halliwell.
  16. Frīst, v. t.p. 545To sell upon time or credit, as goods. [Rare.]
  17. Frisure, n.p. 545The dressing of the hair by crisping or curling. Smollett.
  18. Frit, n.p. 545(Glass-making.) The material of which glass is made, after it has been calcined or baked in a furnace, but before fusion. It is a composition of silex and alkali, occasionally with other ingredients.…
  19. Frit, v. t.p. 545To prepare by exposing to heat, as the materials for the manufacture of glass; to fuse partially. Ure.
  20. Frĭth, n.p. 545A narrow arm of the sea; an estuary; the opening of a river into the sea; as, the frith of Forth, or of Clyde. 2. A kind of weir for catching fish. Carver.
  21. Frīth, n.p. 545A forest; a woody place. Drayton. 2. A small field taken out of a common. Wynne.
  22. Frith'y, a.p. 545Woody. [Obs.] Skelton.
  23. Fritillāri-a, n.p. 545(Bot.) A genus of lilaceous plants, of which the crown-imperial (F. imperialis) is one species. De Theis.
  24. Frit'i-nan-cy, n.p. 545A chirping, or creaking, as of a cricket. [Obs.] Browne.
  25. Frit'ter, n.p. 545A small pancake of fried batter; also, a small piece of meat fried. 2. A fragment; a shred; a small piece. And cut whole giants into fritters. Hudibras.
  26. Frĭt'ter, v. t.p. 545To cut, as meat, into small pieces, for frying. 2. To break into small pieces or fragments. Break all their nerves, and fritter all their sense. Pope. To fritter away, to diminish; to pare off; to…
  27. Frĭv'o-lĭsm, n.p. 545Frivolity. [Rare.] Priestley.
  28. Frī-vŏl'i-ty, n.p. 545The condition or quality of being frivolous; triflingness; insignificance; also, acts or habits of trifling; unbecoming levity of disposition.
  29. Frĭv'o-lous, a.p. 545Of little weight, worth, or importance; not worth notice; slight; as, a frivolous argument; a frivolous objection or pretext. Swift. 2. Given to trifling; marked with unbecoming levity; silly. “His…
  30. Friv'o-loŭs-ly, adv.p. 545In a trifling manner.
  31. Friv'o-loïs-ness, n.p. 545The quality of being frivolous, or of very little worth or importance.
  32. Friz, v. t.p. 545To curl or form into small curls, as hair, with a crisping-pin; to crisp. 2. To form into little burs, prominences, or knobs, as the nap of cloth.
  33. Frīz, n.p. 545That which is frizzed; any thing crisped or curled, as a wig. He [Dr. Johnson], who saw in his glass how his wig became his face and head, might easily infer that a similar full-bottomed, well-curled…
  34. Frīze, n.p. 545See FRIEZE.
  35. Frizz, v. t.p. 545See Friz.
  36. Friz'zle, v. t.p. 545To curl or crisp, as hair; to friz. Gay.
  37. Frĭz'zler, n.p. 545One who frizzles.
  38. Frĭz'zly or Frĭz'zy, a.p. 545Curled or crisped; as, frizzy hair.
  39. Frō, adv.p. 545From; away; back or backward, as in the phrase to and fro, that is, to and from, forward or toward and backward, hither and thither. Milton.
  40. Frŏck, n.p. 545An upper coat; an outer garment; especially, a loose, coarse garment worn by men over their other clothes; or a kind of gown, open behind, worn by females and children; also, an ecclesiastical…
  41. Frŏck'-cōat, n.p. 545A body-coat for ordinary wear, with broad skirts, cut like a surtout, but shorter and lighter.
  42. Fröck'ed, a.p. 545Clothed in a frock.
  43. Frŏck'less, a.p. 545Destitute of a frock.
  44. Frōe, n.p. 545[See FROW.] A dirty woman; a frow. 2. An iron wedge. [Local, U. S.] Bartlett.
  45. Frŏg, n.p. 545(Zoöl.) An amphibious animal of the genus Rana, with four feet, a naked body, and without a tail. It is remarkable for swimming rapidly, and for taking long leaps on land. 2. (Far.) An elastic, horny…
  46. Frŏg'bit, n.p. 545(Bot.) A plant of the genus Hydrocharis (H. morsus-ranæ), common in still water, and propagating itself by runners. Loudon.
  47. Frŏg'-fish, n.p. 545(Ichth.) A fish of several different species of the genus Lophius;—called also goose-fish, monk-fish, and fishing-frog. See FISHING-FROG.
  48. Frögged, a.p. 545Provided with frogs; as, a frogged coat.
  49. Frŏg'gy, a.p. 545Having, or abounding in, frogs. Sherwood.
  50. Frŏg'-hŏp/per, n.p. 545(Entom.) A small insect of the genus Aphrophora (A. spumaria), living on plants, and remarkable for its powers of leaping;—called also froth-worm. Its larvae are found inclosed in a frothy liquid…
  51. Froise, n.p. 545The same as FRAISE, q. v.
  52. Fröl'ic, a.p. 545Full of levity; dancing, playing, or frisking about; full of pranks; gay; merry. The frolic wind that breathes the spring. Milton. The gay, the frolic, and the loud. Waller.
  53. Frŏl'ic, n.p. 545A wild prank; a flight of levity, or gayety and mirth. He would be at his frolic once again. Roscommon. 2. A scene of gayety and mirth, as in dancing or play; a merry-making.
  54. Frŏl'ic, v. i.p. 545To play wild pranks; to play tricks of levity, mirth, and gayety; to sport. The buzzing insects frolic in the air. Anon.
  55. Frŏl'ie-ful, a.p. 545Frolicsome. [Rare.]
  56. Frŏl'ie-ly, adv.p. 545In a frolicsome manner; with mirth and gayety. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.
  57. Fröl'ie-sōme, a.p. 545Full of gayety and mirth; given to pranks; sportive. Old England, who takes a frolicsome brain-fever once every two or three years, for the benefit of her doctors. W. Scott.
  58. Fröl'ic-sôme-ly, adv.p. 545In a frolicsome manner; with wild gayety.
  59. Frŏl'ic-sōme-ness, n.p. 545The quality of being frolicsome; gayety; wildness.
  60. Frōm, prep.p. 545Out of the neighborhood of; lessening or losing proximity to; leaving behind; by reason of; out of; by aid of;—used whenever departure, setting out, commencement of action, being, state, occurrence…