Webster's Dictionary 1913

3916

Frockless

Frock″less (?), a. Destitute of a frock.

3917

Froe

Froe (frō), n. [See Frow.] A dirty woman; a slattern; a frow. “Raging frantic froes.” Draylon.

3918

Froe (2)

Froe, n. [See Frow the tool] An iron cleaver or splitting tool; a frow. Bartlett.

3919

Froebelian

Froe‐bel″i‐an (?), a. Pertaining to, or derived from, Friedrich Froebel, or the kindergarten system of education, which he organized. — n. One who teaches by, or advocates the u...

3920

Frog

Frog (frŏg), n. [AS. froggu, frocga a frog (in sensel); akin to D. vorsch, OHG. frosk, G. frosch, Icel. froskr, fraukr, Sw. & Dan. frö.] 1. (Zoöl.) An amphibious animal of the g...

3921

Frog (2)

Frog (?), v. t. To ornament or fasten (a coat, etc.) with trogs. See Frog, n., 4.

3922

Frog-eyed

Frog″–eyed′ (?), a. Spotted with whitish specks due to a disease, or produced artificially by spraying; — said of tobacco used for cigar wrappers.

3923

Frogbit

Frog″bit′ (?), n.(Bot.) (a) A European plant (Hydrocharis Morsus-ranæ), floating on still water and propagating itself by runners. It has roundish leaves and small white flowers...

3924

Frogfish

Frog″fish′ (?), n.(Zoöl.) (a) See Angler, n., 2. (b) An oceanic fish of the genus Antennarius or Pterophrynoides; — called also mousefish and toadfish.

3925

Frogged

Frogged (?), a. Provided or ornamented with frogs; as, a frogged coat. See Frog, n., 4. Ld. Lytton.

3926

Froggy

Frog″gy (?), a. Abounding in frogs. Sherwood.

3927

Frogmouth

Frog″mouth′ (?), n.(Zoöl.) One of several species of Asiatic and East Indian birds of the genus Batrachostomus (family Podargidæ); — so called from their very broad, flat bills.

3928

Frogs-bit

Frog″s′–bit″ (?), n.(Bot.) Frogbit.

3929

Frogshell

Frog″shell′ (?), n.(Zoöl.) One of numerous species of marine gastropod shells, belonging to Ranella and allied genera.

3930

Froise

Froise (?), n. [OE. froise cf. F. froisser to bruise, E. frush to bruise,] A kind of pancake. See 1st Fraise. [Written also fraise.]

3931

Frolic

Frol″ic (frŏl″ĭk), a. [D. vroolijk; akin to G. frölich, fr. froh, OHG. frō, Dan. fro, OS. frāh, cf. Icel. frār swift; all perh. akin to Skr. pru to spring up.] Full of levity; d...

3932

Frolic (2)

Frol″ic, n. 1. A wild prank; a flight of levity, or of gayety and mirth.He would be at his frolic once again. Roscommon.2. A scene of gayety and mirth, as in lively play, or in ...

3933

Frolic (3)

Frol″ic, v. i. [imp. & p. p.Frolicked (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Frolicking.] To play wild pranks; to play tricks of levity, mirth, and gayety; to indulge in frolicsome play; to sport....

3934

Frolicful

Frol″ic‐ful (?), a. Frolicsome.

3935

Frolicky

Frol″ick‐y (?), a. Frolicsome. Richardson.

3936

Frolicly

Frol″ic‐ly, adv. In a frolicsome manner; with mirth and gayety. Beau. & Fl.

3937

Frolicsome

Frol″ic‐some (?), a. Full 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 do...

3938

From

From (frŏm), prep. [AS. fram, from; akin to OS. fram out, OHG. & Icel. fram forward, Sw. fram, Dan. frem, Goth. fram from, prob. akin to E. forth. �202. Cf. Fro, Foremost.] Out ...

3939

Fromward

{ From″ward (?), From″wards (?), } prep. [AS. framweard about to depart. Cf. Froward] A way from; — the contrary of toward.Towards or fromwards the zenith. Cheyne.

3940

Frond

Frond (?), n. [L. frons, frondis, a leafy branch, foliage.] (Bot.) The organ formed by the combination or union into one body of stem and leaf, and often bearing the fructificat...

3941

Frondation

Fron‐da″tion (?), n. [L. frondatio, from frons. See Frond.] The act of stripping, as trees, of leaves or branches; a kind of pruning. Evelyn.

3942

Fronde

‖Fronde (?), n.(F. Hist.) A political party in France, during the minority of Louis XIV., who opposed the government, and made war upon the court party.