Webster's Dictionary 1913

3511

Fragment

Frag″ment (?), n. [L. fragmentum, fr. frangere to break: cf. F. fragment. See Break, v. t.] A part broken off; a small, detached portion; an imperfect part; as, a fragment of an...

3512

Fragmental

Frag‐men″tal (?), a. 1. Fragmentary.2. (Geol.) Consisting of the pulverized or fragmentary material of rock, as conglomerate, shale, etc.

3513

Fragmental (2)

Frag‐men″tal, n.(Geol.) A fragmentary rock.

3514

Fragmentarily

Frag″men‐ta‐ri‐ly (?), adv. In a fragmentary manner; piecemeal.

3515

Fragmentariness

Frag″men‐ta‐ri‐ness, n. The quality or property of being in fragments, or broken pieces; incompleteness; want of continuity. G. Eliot.

3516

Fragmentary

Frag″men‐ta‐ry (?), a. [Cf. F. fragmentaire.] 1. Composed of fragments, or broken pieces; disconnected; not complete or entire. Donne.2. (Geol.) Composed of the fragments of oth...

3517

Fragmented

Frag″ment‐ed (?), a. Broken into fragments.

3518

Fragmentist

Frag″ment‐ist, n. A writer of fragments; as, the fragmentist of Wolfenbüttel.

3519

Fragor

‖Fra″gor (�), n. [L., a breaking to pieces, fr. frangere to break.] 1. A loud and sudden sound; the report of anything bursting; a crash. I. Watts.2. [Due to confusion with frag...

3520

Fragrance

{ Fra″grance (?), Fra″gran‐cy (?) }, n. [L. fragrantia: cf. OF. fragrance.] The quality of being fragrant; sweetness of smell; a sweet smell; a pleasing odor; perfume.Eve separa...

3521

Fragrant

Fra″grant (?), a. [L. fragrans. -antis, p. pr. of fragrare to emit a smell of fragrance: cf. OF. fragrant.] Affecting the olfactory nerves agreeably; sweet of smell; odorous; ha...

3522

Fraight

Fraight (?), a. Same as Fraught. Spenser.

3523

Frail

Frail (frāl), n. [OE. fraiel, fraile, OF. fraiel, freel, frael, fr. LL. fraellum.] A basket made of rushes, used chiefly for containing figs and raisins.2. The quantity of raisi...

3524

Frail (2)

Frail, a. [Compar.Frailer (–ẽr); superl.Frailest.] [OE. frele, freile, OF. fraile, frele, F. frêle, fr. L. fragilis. See Fragile.] 1. Easily broken; fragile; not firm or durable...

3525

Frailly

Frail″ly, adv. Weakly; infirmly.

3526

Frailness

Frail″ness, n. Frailty.

3527

Frailty

Frail″ty (frāl″ty̆), n.; pl.Frailties (–tĭz). [OE. frelete, freilte, OF. fraileté, fr. L. fragilitas. See Frail, a., and cf. Fragility.] 1. The condition or quality of being fra...

3528

Fraischeur

‖Frai″scheur (?), n. [OF.; F fraicheur, fr. frais, fem. fraîche, fresh; of German origin. See Frash, a.] Freshness; coolness. Dryden.

3529

Fraise

Fraise (?), n. [See Froise.] A large and thick pancake, with slices of bacon in it. Johnson.

3530

Fraise (2)

‖Fraise (?), n. [F. fraise, orig., a ruff, cf. F. frise frieze, E. frieze a coarse stuff.] 1. (Fort.) A defense consisting of pointed stakes driven into the ramparts in a horizo...

3531

Fraise (3)

Fraise, v. t.(Mil.) To protect, as a line of troops, against an onset of cavalry, by opposing bayonets raised obliquely forward. Wilhelm.

3532

Fraised

Fraised (?), a. Fortified with a fraise.

3533

Fraken

Frak″en (?), n. A freckle.A few fraknes in his face. Chaucer.

3534

Framable

Fram″a‐ble (?), a. Capable of being framed.

3535

Frambæsia

‖Fram‐bæ″si‐a (?), n. [F. & NL., fr. F. framboise raspberry.] (Med.) The yaws. See Yaws.

3536

Frame

Frame (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Framed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Framing.] [OE. framen, fremen, to execute, build, AS. fremman to further, perform, effect, fr. fram strong, valiant; aki...

3537

Frame (2)

Frame, v. i. 1. To shape; to arrange, as the organs of speech. Judg. xii. 6.2. To proceed; to go.The bauty of this sinful dameMade many princes thither frame. Shak.