Freedstool
Freed″stool′ (?), n. See Fridstol.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Freehold
Free″hold′ (?), n.(LAw) An estate in real property, of inheritance (in fee simple or fee tail) or for life; or the tenure by which such estate is held. Kent. Burrill.To abate in...
Freeholder
Free″hold′er (?), n.(Law) The possessor of a freehold.
Freelte
Freel″te (?), n. Frailty. Chaucer.
Freely
Free″ly, adv. [AS. freólice.] In a free manner; without restraint or compulsion; abundantly; gratuitously.Of every tree of the garden thou mayst freely eat. Gen. ii. 16.Freely y...
Freeman
Free″man (?), n.; pl.Freemen (#). [AS. freóman; freófree + mann man.] 1. One who enjoys liberty, or who is not subject to the will of another; one not a slave or vassal.2. A mem...
Freemason
Free″ma′son (?), n. One 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...
Freemasonic
Free′ma‐son″ic (?), a. Pertaining to, or resembling, the institutions or the practices of freemasons; as, a freemasonic signal.
Freemasonry
Free″ma′son‐ry (?), n. The institutions or the practices of freemasons.
Freeness
Free″ness, n. The state or quality of being free; freedom; liberty; openness; liberality; gratuitousness.
Freer
Fre″er (?), n. One who frees, or sets free.
Freestone
Free″stone′ (?), n. A stone composed of sand or grit; — so called because it is easily cut or wrought.
Freestone (2)
Free″stone′, a. Having the flesh readily separating from the stone, as in certain kinds of peaches.
Freethinker
Free″think′er (?), n. One who speculates or forms opinions independently of the authority of others; esp., in the sphere or religion, one who forms opinions independently of the...
Freethinking
Free″think′ing, n. Undue boldness of speculation; unbelief. Berkeley. — a. Exhibiting undue boldness of speculation; skeptical.
Freewheel
Free″wheel′ (?), n.(Mach.) A clutch fitted in the rear hub of a cycle, which engages the rear sprocket with the rear wheel when the pedals are rotated forwards, but permits the ...
Freewheel (2)
Free″wheel′, v. i. 1. (a) Of a freewheel cycle, to run on while the pedals are held still. (b) Of a person, to ride a cycle of this manner. To ride a freewheel cycle.2. (Mach.) ...
Freewill
Free″will′ (?), a. Of or pertaining to free will; voluntary; spontaneous; as, a freewill offering.Freewill Baptists. See under Baptist.
Freezable
Freez″a‐ble (?), a. Capable of being frozen.
Freeze
Freeze (?), n.(Arch.) A frieze.
Freeze (2)
Freeze, v. i. [imp.Froze (?); p. p.Frozen (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Freezing.] [OE. fresen, freosen, AS. freósan; akin to D. vriezen, OHG. iosan, G. frieren, Icel. frjsa, Sw. frysa, D...
Freeze (3)
Freeze, v. t. 1. To 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 h...
Freeze (4)
Freeze, n. The act of congealing, or the state of being congealed.
Freeze (5)
Freeze, v. t. — To freeze out, to drive out or exclude by cold or by cold treatment; to force to withdraw; as, to be frozen out of one's room in winter; to freeze out a competit...
Freezer
Freez″er (?), n. One who, or that which, cools or freezes, as a refrigerator, or the tub and can used in the process of freezing ice cream.
Freezing
Freez″ing, a. Tending to freeze; for freezing; hence, cold or distant in manner. — Frrez″ing‐ly, adv.Freezing machine. See Ice machine, under Ice. — Freezing mixture, a mixture ...
Freieslebenite
Frei″es‐le′ben‐ite (?), n. [Named after the German chemist Freiesleben.] A sulphide of antimony, lead, and silver, occuring in monoclinic crystals.