Webster's Dictionary 1913

3835

Frightfulness

Fright″ful‐ness, n. The quality of being frightful.

3836

Frightless

Fright″less, a. Free from fright; fearless.

3837

Frightment

Fright″ment (?), n. Fear; terror.

3838

Frigid

Frig″id (?), a. [L. frigidus, fr. frigere to be cold; prob. akin to Gr. � to shudder, or perh. to � cold. Cf. Frill.] 1. Cold; wanting heat or warmth; of low temperature; as, a ...

3839

Frigidarium

‖Frig″i‐da′ri‐um (?), n.; pl.Frigidaria (#). [L., neut. of frigidarium cooling.] The cooling room of the Roman thermæ, furnished with a cold bath.

3840

Frigidity

Fri‐gid″i‐ty (?), n. [L. frigiditas: cf. F. frigidité.] 1. The condition or quality of being frigid; coldness; want of warmth.Ice is water congealed by the frigidity of the air....

3841

Frigidly

Frig″id‐ly (?), adv. In a frigid manner; coldly; dully; without affection.

3842

Frigidness

Frig″id‐ness, n. The state of being frigid; want of heat, vigor, or affection; coldness; dullness.

3843

Frigorific

{ Frig″o‐rif″ic (?), Frig″o‐rif′ic‐al (?) } a. [L. frigorificus; frigus, frigoris, cold + facere to make: cf. F. frigorifique.] Causing cold; producing or generating cold. Quincy.

3844

Frijol

{ Fri″jol, Fri″jole (?), n.; pl.Frijoles (�). Also Fre″jol }. [Sp. fríjol, fréjol.] 1. In Mexico, the southwestern United States, and the West Indies, any cultivated bean of the...

3845

Frill

Frill (frĭl), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Frilled (frĭld); p. pr. & vb. n.Frilling.] [OF. friller, fr. L. frigidulus somewhat cold, dim. of frigidus cold; akin to F. frileux chilly.] 1. ...

3846

Frill (2)

Frill, v. t. To provide or decorate with a frill or frills; to turn back. in crimped plaits; as, to frill a cap.

3847

Frill (3)

Frill, n. [See Frill, v. i.]. (Zoöl.) (a) A ruffing of a bird's feathers from cold. (b) A ruffle, consisting of a fold of membrane, of hairs, or of feathers, around the neck of ...

3848

Frilled

Frilled (frĭld), a. Furnished with a frill or frills.Frilled lizard(Zoöl.), a large Australian lizard (Chlamydosaurus Kingii) about three feet long, which has a large, erectile ...

3849

Frim

Frim (frĭm), a. [Cf. AS. freme good, bold, and E. frame.] Flourishing; thriving; fresh; in good case; vigorous. “Frim pastures.” Drayton.

3850

Frimaire

‖Fri″maire′ (?), n. [F., fr. frimas hoarfrost.] The third month of the French republican calendar. It commenced November 21, and ended December 20., See Vendémiaire.

3851

Fringe

Fringe (frĭnj), n. [OF, fringe, F. frange, prob. fr. L. fimbria fiber, thread, fringe, cf. fibra fiber, E. fiber, fimbriate.] 1. An ornamental appendage to the border of a piece...

3852

Fringe (2)

Fringe, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Fringed (frĭnjd); p. pr. & vb. n.Fringing.] To adorn the edge of with a fringe or as with a fringe.Precipices fringed with grass. Bryant.Fringing reef...

3853

Fringe tree

Fringe tree. A small oleaceous tree (Chionanthus virginica), of the southern United States, having clusters of white flowers with slender petals. It is often cultivated.

3854

Fringed

Fringed (?), a. Furnished with a fringe.Fringed lear(Bot.), a leaf edged with soft parallel hairs.

3855

Fringeless

Fringe″less, a. Having no fringe.

3856

Fringent

Frin″gent (?), a. Encircling like a fringe; bordering. “The fringent air.” Emerson.

3857

Fringilla

‖Frin‐gil″la (?), a. [NL., fr. L. fringilla a chaffinch.] (Zoöl.) A genus of birds, with a short, conical, pointed bill. It formerly included all the sparrows and finches, but i...

3858

Fringillaceous

Frin′gil‐la″ceous (?), a.(Zoöl.) Fringilline.

3859

Fringilline

Frin‐gil″line (?), a.(Zoöl.) Pertaining to the family Fringillidæ; characteristic of finches; sparrowlike.

3860

Fringy

Frin″gy (?), a. Aborned with fringes. Shak.

3861

Fripper

Frip″per (?), n. [F. fripier, fr. friper to rumple, fumble, waste.] One who deals in frippery or in old clothes. Bacon.