Chapter 634

Frogbit <Xpage=598>

Frog"bit` (?) , n. (Bot.) (a) A European plant ( Hydrocharis Morsus-ran\'91 ), floating on still water and propagating itself by runners. It has roundish leaves and small white flowers. (b) An American plant ( Limnobium Spongia ), with similar habits.

Frogfish <Xpage=598>

Frog"fish` (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) (a) See Angler , n. , 2. (b) An oceanic fish of the genus Antennarius or Pterophrynoides ; -- called also mousefish and toadfish.

Frogged <Xpage=598>

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

Ld. Lytton.

Froggy <Xpage=598>

Frog"gy (?) , a. Abounding in frogs.

Sherwood.

Frogmouth <Xpage=598>

Frog"mouth` (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) One of several species of Asiatic and East Indian birds of the genus Batrachostomus (family Podargid\'91 ); -- so called from their very broad, flat bills.

Frogs-bit <Xpage=598>

Frog"s`-bit" (?) , n. (Bot.) Frogbit.

Frogshell <Xpage=598>

Frog"shell` (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) One of numerous species of marine gastropod shells, belonging to Ranella and allied genera.

Froise <Xpage=598>

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

Frolic <Xpage=598>

Frol"ic (?) , a. [D. vroolijk ; akin to G. fr\'94lich , fr. froh , OHG. fr<?/ , Dan. fro , OS. fr<?/h , cf. Icel. fr<?/r swift; all perh. akin to Skr. pru to spring up.] Full of levity; dancing, playing, or frisking about; full of pranks; frolicsome; gay; merry.

The frolic wind that breathes the spring. Milton.

The gay, the frolic , and the loud. Waller.

Frolic <Xpage=598>

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 dancing; a merrymaking.

Frolic <Xpage=598>

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.

Hither, come hither, and frolic and play. Tennyson.

Frolicful <Xpage=598>

Frol"ic*ful (?) , a. Frolicsome. [R.]

Frolicky <Xpage=598>

Frol"ick*y (?) , a. Frolicsome. [Obs.]

Richardson.

Frolicly <Xpage=598>

Frol"ic*ly , adv. In a frolicsome manner; with mirth and gayety. [Obs.]

Beau. & Fl.

Frolicsome <Xpage=598>

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 doctors. Sir W. Scott.

-- Frol"ic*some*ly , adv. -- Frol"ic*some*ness , n.

From <Xpage=598>

From (?) , 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 of the neighborhood of; lessening or losing proximity to; leaving behind; by reason of; out of; by aid of; -- used whenever departure, setting out, commencement of action, being, state, occurrence, etc., or procedure, emanation, absence, separation, etc., are to be expressed. It is construed with, and indicates, the point of space or time at which the action, state, etc., are regarded as setting out or beginning; also, less frequently, the source, the cause, the occasion, out of which anything proceeds; -- the aritithesis and correlative of to ; as, it, is one hundred miles from Boston to Springfield; he took his sword from his side; light proceeds from the sun; separate the coarse wool from the fine; men have all sprung from Adam, and often go from good to bad, and from bad to worse; the merit of an action depends on the principle from which it proceeds; men judge of facts from personal knowledge, or from testimony.

Experience from the time past to the time present. Bacon.

The song began from Jove. Drpden.

From high M\'91onia's rocky shores I came. Addison.

If the wind blow any way from shore. Shak.

&hand; From sometimes denotes away from , remote from , inconsistent with . "Anything so overdone is from the purpose of playing." Shak . From , when joined with another preposition or an adverb, gives an opportunity for abbreviating the sentence. "There followed him great multitudes of people . . . from [the land] beyond Jordan." Math. iv. 25 . In certain constructions, as from forth , from out , etc., the ordinary and more obvious arrangment is inverted, the sense being more distinctly forth from , out from -- from being virtually the governing preposition, and the word the adverb. See From off , under Off , adv. , and From afar , under Afar , adv.

Sudden partings such as press The life from out young hearts. Byron.

Fromward, Fromwards <Xpage=598>

From"ward (?) , From"wards (?) , prep. [AS. framweard about to depart. Cf. Froward ] A way from; -- the contrary of toward. [Obs.]

Towards or fromwards the zenith. Cheyne.

Frond <Xpage=598>

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 fructification; as, the frond of a fern or of a lichen or seaweed ; also, the peculiar leaf of a palm tree.

Frondation <Xpage=598>

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.

Fronde <Xpage=598>

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

Fronded <Xpage=598>

Frond"ed (?) , a. Furnished with fronds. "Fronded palms."

Whittier.

Frondent <Xpage=598>

Fron"dent (?) , a. [L. frondens , p. pr. of frondere to put forth leaves. See Frond .] Covered with leaves; leafy; as, a frondent tree . [R.]

Frondesce <Xpage=598>

Fron*desce" (?) , v. i. [L. frondescere , inchoative fr. frondere . See Frondent .] To unfold leaves, as plants.

Frondescence <Xpage=598>

Fron*des"cence (?) , n. (Bot.) (a) The time at which each species of plants unfolds its leaves. (b) The act of bursting into leaf.

Milne. Martyn.

Frondeur <Xpage=598>

Fron"deur` (?) , n. [F.] (F. Hist.) A member of the Fronde.

Frondiferous <Xpage=598>

Fron*dif"er*ous (?) , a. [L. frondifer frons a leafy branch + ferre to bear: cf. F. frondifere .] Producing fronds.

Frondlet <Xpage=598>

Frond"let (?) , n. (Bot.) A very small frond, or distinct portion of a compound frond.

Frondose <Xpage=598>

Fron*dose" (?) , a. [L. frondosus leafy.] (Bot.) (a) Frond bearing; resembling a frond; having a simple expansion not separable into stem and leaves. (b) Leafy.

Gray.

Frondous <Xpage=598>

Fron"dous (?) , a. (Bot.) Frondose. [R.]

Frons <Xpage=598>

Frons (?) , n. [L., front .] (Anal.) The forehead; the part of the cranium between the orbits and the vertex.

Front <Xpage=598>

Front (?) , n. [F. frant forehead, L. frons , frontis ; perh. akin to E. brow .] 1. The forehead or brow, the part of the face above the eyes; sometimes, also, the whole face.

Bless'd with his father's front , his mother's tongue. Pope.

Grim-visaged war hath smoothed his wrinkled front . Shak.

His front yet threatens, and his frowns command. Prior.

2. The forehead, countenance, or personal presence, as expressive of character or temper, and especially, of boldness of disposition, sometimes of impudence; seeming; as, a bold front ; a hardened front.

With smiling fronts encountering. Shak.

The inhabitants showed a bold front . Macaulay.

3. The part or surface of anything which seems to look out, or to be directed forward; the fore or forward part; the foremost rank; the van; -- the opposite to back or rear; as, the front of a house; the front of an army .

Had he his hurts before? Ay, on the front . Shak.

4. A position directly before the face of a person, or before the foremost part of a thing; as, in front of un person, of the troops, or of a house .

5. The most conspicuous part.

The very head and front of my offending. Shak.

6. That which covers the foremost part of the head: a front piece of false hair worn by women.

Like any plain Miss Smith's, who wears s front. Mrs. Browning.

7. The beginning. "Summer's front ."

Shak.

Bastioned front (Mil.) , a curtain connerting two half bastions. -- Front door , the door in the front wall of a building, usually the principal entrance. -- Front of fortification , the works constructed upon any one side of a polygon. Farrow . -- Front of operations , all that part of the field of operations in front of the successive positions occupied by the army as it moves forward. Farrow . -- To come to the front , to attain prominence or leadership.

Front <Xpage=598>

Front , a. Of or relating to the front or forward part; having a position in front; foremost; as, a front view .

Front <Xpage=598>

Front , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Fronted ; p. pr. & vb. n. Fronting .] 1. To oppose face to face; to oppose directly; to meet in a hostile manner.

You four shall front them in the narrow lane. Shak.

2. To appear before; to meet.

[Enid] daily fronted him In some fresh splendor. Tennyson.

3. To face toward; to have the front toward; to confront; as, the house fronts the street .

And then suddenly front the changed reality. J. Morley.

4. To stand opposed or opposite to, or over against as, his house fronts the church.

5. To adorn in front; to supply a front to; as, to front a house with marble; to front a head with laurel .

Yonder walls, that pertly front your town. Shak.

Front <Xpage=598>

Front , v. t. To have or turn the face or front in any direction; as, the house fronts toward the east .

Frontage <Xpage=598>

Front"age (?) , n. The front part of an edifice or lot; extent of front.

Frontal <Xpage=598>

Fron"tal (?) , a. [Cf. F. frontal .] Belonging to the front part; being in front ; esp. (Anat.) , Of or pertaining to the forehead or the anterior part of the roof of the brain case; as, the frontal bones .

Frontal <Xpage=598>

Fron"tal , n. [F. frontal , fronteau , OF. Frontel , frontal , L. frontale an ornament for the forehead, frontlet. See Front .] 1. Something worn on the forehead or face; a frontlet ; as: (a) An ornamental band for the hair . (b) (Mil.) The metal face guard of a soldier.

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2. (Arch.) A little pediment over a door or window.

3. (Eccl.) A movable, decorative member in metal, carved wood, or, commonly, in rich stuff or in embroidery, covering the front of the altar. Frontals are usually changed according to the different ceremonies.

4. (Med.) A medicament or application for the forehead. [Obs.]

Quincy.

5. (Anat.) The frontal bone, or one of the two frontal bones, of the cranium.

Frontal hammer &or; helve , a forge hammer lifted by a cam, acting upon a "tongue" immediately in front of the hammer head.

Raymond.

Frontate, Fron'tated <Xpage=599>

Fron"tate (?) , Fron'ta*ted (?) , a. Growing broader and broader, as a leaf; truncate.

Fronted <Xpage=599>

Front"ed (?) , a. Formed with a front; drawn up in line. "Fronted brigades."

Milton.

Frontier <Xpage=599>

Fron"tier (?) , n. [F. fronti\'8are , LL. frontaria . See Front .] 1. That part of a country which fronts or faces another country or an unsettled region; the marches; the border, confine, or extreme part of a country, bordering on another country; the border of the settled and cultivated part of a country; as, the frontier of civilization .

2. (Fort.) An outwork. [Obs.]

Palisadoes, frontiers , parapets. Shak.

Frontier <Xpage=599>

Fron"tier , a. 1. Lying on the exterior part; bordering; conterminous; as, a frontier town .

2. Of or relating to a frontier. "Frontier experience."

W. Irving.

Frontier <Xpage=599>

Fron"tier , v. i. To constitute or form a frontier; to have a frontier; -- with on. [Obs.]

Sir W. Temple.

Frontiered <Xpage=599>

Fron"tiered (?) , p. a. Placed on the frontiers. [R.]

Floatiersman <Xpage=599>

Floa"tiers*man (?) , n. ; pl. Frontiersmen (<?/) . A man living on the frontier.

Frontignac, Frontignan <Xpage=599>

Fron`ti*gnac" (?) , Fron`ti`gnan" (<?/) , n. [So called from Frontignan , a town in Southern France.] 1. A sweet muscadine wine made in Frontignan (Languedoc), France.

2. (Bot.) A grape of many varieties and colors.

Frontingly <Xpage=599>

Front"ing*ly (?) , adv. In a fronting or facing position; opposingly.

Frontiniac <Xpage=599>

Fron`tin*iac" (?) , n. See Frontignac .

Frontispiece <Xpage=599>

Fron"tis*piece (?) , n. [F. frontispice , LL. frontispicium beginning, front of a church, fr. L. frons front + spicere , specere , to look at, view: cf. It. frontispizio . See Front and Spy .] The part which first meets the eye ; as: (a) (Arch.) The principal front of a building . [Obs. or R.] (b) An ornamental figure or illustration fronting the first page, or titlepage, of a book; formerly, the titlepage itself.

Frontless <Xpage=599>

Front"less (?) , a. Without face or front; shameless; not diffident; impudent. [Obs.] " Frontless vice." Dryden . " Frontless flattery." Pope .

Frontlessly <Xpage=599>

Front"less*ly , adv. Shamelessly; impudently. [Obs.]

Frontlet <Xpage=599>

Front"let (?) , n. [OF. frontelet brow band, dim. of frontel , frontal . See Frontal , n. ] 1. A frontal or brow band; a fillet or band worn on the forehead.

They shall be as frontlets between thine eyes. Deut. vi. 8.

2. A frown (likened to a frontlet). [R. & Poetic]

What makes that frontlet on? Methinks you are too much of late i' the frown. Shak.

3. (Zo\'94l.) The margin of the head, behind the bill of birds, often bearing rigid bristles.

Fronto- <Xpage=599>

Fron"to- (?) . [L. frons , frontis , the forehead.] (Anat.) A combining form signifying relating to the forehead or the frontal bone ; as, fronto- parietal, relating to the frontal and the parietal bones; fronto- nasal, etc.

Fronton <Xpage=599>

Fron`ton" (?) , n. [F., a pediment. See Front .] (Arch.) Same as Frontal , 2. <--2. a jai-alai fronton -->

Froppish <Xpage=599>

Frop"pish (?) , a. [Cf. Frap , Frape .] Peevish; froward. [Obs.]

Clarendon.

Frore <Xpage=599>

Frore (?) , adv. [See Frorn .] Frostily. [Obs.]

The parching air Burns frore , and cold performs the effect of fire. Milton.

Frorn <Xpage=599>

Frorn (?) , p. a. [AS. froren , p. p. of fre\'a2sun to freeze. See Freeze .] Frozen. [Obs.]

Well nigh frorn I feel. Spenser.

Frory <Xpage=599>

Fro"ry (?) , a. [AS. fre\'a2rig . See Frorn .] 1. Frozen; stiff with cold. [Obs.]

Spenser.

2. Covered with a froth like hoarfrost. [Archaic]

The foaming steed with frory bit to steer. Fairfax.

Frost <Xpage=599>

Frost (?) , n. [OE. frost , forst , AS. forst , frost . fr. fre\'a2san to freeze; akin to D. varst , G., OHG., Icel., Dan., & Sw. frost . \'fb18. See Freeze , v. i. ] 1. The act of freezing; -- applied chiefly to the congelation of water; congelation of fluids.

2. The state or temperature of the air which occasions congelation, or the freezing of water; severe cold or freezing weather.

The third bay comes a frost , a killing frost . Shak.

3. Frozen dew; -- called also hoarfrost or white frost .

He scattereth the frost like ashes. Ps. cxlvii. 16.

4. Coldness or insensibility; severity or rigidity of character. [R.]

It was of those moments of intense feeling when the frost of the Scottish people melts like a snow wreath. Sir W. Scott.

Black frost , cold so intense as to freeze vegetation and cause it to turn black, without the formation of hoarfrost. -- Frost bearer (Physics) , a philosophical instrument illustrating the freezing of water in a vacuum; a cryophous. -- Frost grape (Bot.) , an American grape, with very small, acid berries. -- Frost lamp , a lamp placed below the oil tube of an Argand lamp to keep the oil limpid on cold nights; -- used especially in lighthouses. Knight . -- Frost nail , a nail with a sharp head driven into a horse's shoe to keen him from slipping. -- Frost smoke , an appearance resembling smoke, caused by congelation of vapor in the atmosphere in time of severe cold.

The brig and the ice round her are covered by a strange black obscurity: it is the frost smoke of arctic winters. Kane.