Webster's Dictionary 1913

3997

Frostwork

Frost′work″ (?), n. The figurework, often fantastic and delicate, which moisture sometimes forms in freezing, as upon a window pane or a flagstone.

3998

Frostwort

Frost′wort″ (?), n.(Bot.) Same as Frostweed.

3999

Frosty

Frost″y (?), a. [Cf. AS. fyrstig.] 1. Attended with, or producing, frost; having power to congeal water; cold; freezing; as, a frosty night.2. Covered with frost; as, the grass ...

4000

Frote

Frote (?), v. t. [F. frotter.] To rub or wear by rubbing; to chafe. B. Jonson.

4001

Froterer

Fro″ter‐er (?), n. One who frotes; one who rubs or chafes. Marston.

4002

Froth

Froth (?), n. [OE. frothe, Icel. froða; akin to Dan. fraade, Sw. fradga, AS. āfreoðan to froth.]1. The bubbles caused in fluids or liquors by fermentation or agitation; spume; f...

4003

Froth (2)

Froth, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Frothed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.. Frothing.] 1. To cause to foam.2. To spit, vent, or eject, as froth.He... froths treason at his mouth. Dryden.Is your spl...

4004

Froth (3)

Froth, v. i. To throw up or out spume, foam, or bubbles; to foam; as beer froths; a horse froths.

4005

Frothily

Froth″i‐ly (?), adv. In a frothy manner.

4006

Frothiness

Froth″i‐ness, n. State or quality of being frothy.

4007

Frothing

Froth″ing, n. Exaggerated declamation; rant.

4008

Frothless

Froth″less, a. Free from froth.

4009

Frothy

Froth″y (?), a. [Compar.Frothier (?); superl.Frothiest.] 1. Full of foam or froth, or consisting of froth or light bubbles; spumous; foamy.2. Not firm or solid; soft; unstable. ...

4010

Froufrou

‖Frou″frou′ (?), n. A rustling, esp. the rustling of a woman's dress.

4011

Frounce

Frounce (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Frounced (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Frouncing (?).] [OE. frouncen, fronsen, to told, wrinkle, OF. froncier, F. froncer, perh. fr. an assumed LL. frontia...

4012

Frounce (2)

Frounce, v. i. To form wrinkles in the forehead; to manifest displeasure; to frown.The Commons frounced and stormed. Holland.

4013

Frounce (3)

Frounce, n. 1. A wrinkle, plait, or curl; a flounce; — also, a frown. Beau. & Fl.2. An affection in hawks, in which white spittle gathers about the hawk's bill. Booth.

4014

Frounceless

Frounce″less, a. Without frounces. Rom. of R.

4015

Frouzy

Frou″zy (?), a. [Prov. E. frouzy froward, peevish, offensive to the eye or smell; cf. froust a musty smell, frouse to rumple, frouze to curl, and E. frounce, frowy.] Fetid, must...

4016

Frow

Frow (?), n. [D. vrouw; akin to G. frau woman, wife, goth, fráuja master, lord, AS. freá.] 1. A woman; especially, a Dutch or German woman. Beau. & Fl.2. A dirty woman; a slatte...

4017

Frow (2)

Frow (?), n. [Cf. Frower.] A cleaving tool with handle at right angles to the blade, for splitting cask staves and shingles from the block; a frower.

4018

Frow (3)

Frow (?), a. Brittle. Evelyn.

4019

Froward

Fro″ward (?), a. [Fro + -ward. See Fro, and cf. Fromward.] Not willing to yield or compIy with what is required or is reasonable; perverse; disobedient; peevish; as, a froward c...

4020

Frower

Frow″er (?), n. [Cf. frow a frower, and Prov. E, frommard.] A tool. See 2d Frow. Tusser.

4021

Frowey

Frow″ey (?), a. [See Frow, a.] (Carp.) Working smoothly, or without splitting; — said of timber.

4022

Frown

Frown (froun), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Frowned (fround); p. pr. & vb. n.Frowning.] [OF. froignier, F. frogner, in se refrogner, se renfrogner, to knit the brow, to frown; perh. of Te...

4023

Frown (2)

Frown, v. t. To repress or repel by expressing displeasure or disapproval; to rebuke with a look; as, frown the impudent fellow into silence.