FREEM, adj. Handsome. Yorksh. FREE-MARTIN, s. The female calf of twins, when the other is a male. FREEMEN-SONG, s. A ballad of a lively description. FREENDESSE, s. A female friend. FREENDFULLE, adv. Friendly. FREES, adj. Frail; brittle. Pr. P. FREESPOKEN, adj. Affable. Var. d. FREET, (1) s. A spectre, or frightful object. North. (2) pret. t. Devoured. FREISER, S. (A.-N.) The strawberry plant. FREIST, v. (1) (4.-S.) To freeze; to cool. (2) To seek. FREISTES, S. Fraughts. FREITUR, S. The frater-house. FREK, (1) adv. eager; hasty. (4.-S.) Quick; (2) adj. Firm; powerful; brave. FREKE, S. (4.-S.) A man; a fellow. FRELE, adj. (4.-N.) Frail. Freleté, frelnes, frailty. FRELICHE, adj. (4.-S.) Noble. FRELY, FREM, adj. (A.-S.) Strange; FREMEDE, foreign; unknown. FREMMED, Fremedly, as a stranger. Fremedly the Franche tung Fey es belefede. Morte Arthure. FREM, adj. (1) Luxuriant. See Frim. (2) Fresh; plump. Glouc. FREME, v. To perform. FREMEL, adj. Frail? Farewel thi frenschype, thi kechyne is cold! O fremel flech, ful oft I have the told. Porkington MS. FREN, s. A low vile woman. FRENCH, (1) s. The name of a dish described in Forme of Cury, p. 40. (2) s. An old term for the lues venerea. (3) adj. Very bad; in great trouble. East. FRENCH-BRUSH, S. A brush for rubbing horses. produced by the lues venerea. FRENCH-CRUST, s. The lues venerea. FRENCH-HOOD, S. An article of dress in use temp. Hen. VIII. For by their injunction the husband is their head under God, and they subjects to their husbands. But this power that some of them have, is disguised geare and strange fashions. They must weare french-hoods, and I cannot tell you, I, what to call it. And when they make them readie and come to the covering of their heads, they will call and say, give me my french-hood, and give me my bonet, or my cap, and so forth. Latimer's Sermons. FRENCHIFIED, adj. Having the lues venerea. FRENCH-MAGPIE, S. The longtailed tomtit. FRENCH-NUT, s. A walnut. West. FRENCH-PIE, s. Meat stewed between two dishes. FRENCH-RUSSET, s. A sort of stuff. His band is starch'd with grease, frenchrusset cleare; His beard, for want of combing, full of mange. Davies, Scourge of Folly, 1611. FREND, part. p. Asked. Gawayne. FRENDED, adj. Having friends. This woman was born in London, worshipfully frended, honestly brought up, and very wel maryed, saving somwhat to sone; her husbande an honest citezen, yong and goodly, and of good More's Life of Richard III. FRENDREDE, S. Friendship. FRENETIKE, adj. (A.-N.) Frantic. FRENNE, S. A stranger. "An substance. aliene, a forraine, a frenne." Florio. See Frem. FRENSEIE, S. (A.-N.) A frenzy. FRENZY, adj. Frolicsome. Leic. FREQUENCE, S. (Fr.) Frequency. FREQUENT, adj. (Lat.) Currently reported. FRERE, S. (4.-N.) A friar; literally, a brother. FRES, S. A question, or doubt. FRESCADES, S. (Fr.) Cool places; refreshments. FRESEE S. A dish in ancient cookery made of pork, chickens,and spices. (5) adj. Unripe. Somerset. (6) adj. Handsome; beautiful. (10) adj. Rather fat. Var. d. FRESHEN, v. To enlarge in the FRESHER, S. A small frog. East. Unsalted hog's FRESH-LIQUor, s. FRESONE, 8. A Friesland horse. FRESSE, adj. Fresh; quick. (2) s. Ornamental work of va- (3) s. (Lat. fretum.) A narrow An island parted from the firme land Knolles's Hist. of the Turks, 462. Ferramenta, quæ axi immissa prohibent being driven into the axelltree, doe (6) part. p. Tore up. (7) s. A wicker basket. Somerset. (9) v. To thaw. Northampt. FRETE, v. (1) (A.-S.) To eat, or (2) To rub. See Fret (6). sembling the Adamites. FRETS, 8. The points at which a Manne, wanne thyt takest ase other mete, Al other wyse, and so thy body William de Shoreham. FRIARS'-KNOTS, s. A kind of tassels used in embroidery, temp. Hen. VIII. FRIARS'-LOAVES, S. Fossil echini. Suff. FRIARS'-PIECE, s. The piece of fat in a leg of mutton, called also the pope's eye. FRIBBLE, (1) s. An idler; a coxcomb. A company of fribbles, enough to discredit any honest house in the world.No, I'd have you to know, I am for none of your skip-jacks;-no, give me your persons of quality, there's somewhat to be got by them. The Cheats, 1662. (2) v. To mock. FRIBBLING, adj. Captious. FRICACE, S. A sort of ointment for a sore place. FRICHE, adj. Brisk; nimble. Oxfd. FRICKLE, S. A basket for fruit holding about a bushel. FRIDDLE, v. To waste time in trifles. Northampt. FRIDGE, v. (1) To rub so as to in- (2) v. To meddle officiously. (4) s. The rump of beef or mut- FRIGGLE, V. To trifle; to be tedious. Northampt. FRIGHTEN, v. To astonish. West. FRILL, (1) v. To shiver, as hawks; to tremble with cold. (2) s. The cry of an eagle. (3) v. To turn back in plaits. FRIM, adj. (A.-S. freom, strong.) Vigorous; thriving. The term is now in the provinces chiefly applied to plants or trees in a vigorous and growing state, and its meaning in such cases is kind and thriving. It also signifies well fed, as applied to cattle. Through the frim pastures, freely at his leisures. Drayton's Moses, p. 1576. (2) The same as Frem. Frimfolks, strangers. FRIMICATE, v. To give one's self airs. East. FRIMZY, adj. Slight; soft. Kent. FRINE, v. To whimper. North. FRINJEL, 8. That part of a flail which falls on the corn. Suffolk. FRINNISHY, adj. Over-nice. Devon. FRINNY, v. To neigh. Lanc. FRIPERER, 8. A cleaner of old apparel for sale; a seller of old clothes FRIPLER, FRIPPER, and rags. FRIPPERY, S. An old clothes shop. Florio. FRISE. Friesland. FRISKET, 8. That part of the press whereon the paper is laid to be put under the spindle in printing. FRISKIN, 8. A gay lively person. FRISLET, 8. A sort of small ruffle. FRISSURE, 8. A dish in old cookery, composed chiefly of hare. FRIST, v. (1) To give respite for a debt; to trust for a time, or forbear. North. (2) To put off. See Freste. FRISTELE, S. (A.-N.) A flute. FRIT, 8. A sort of pancake. Linc. FRITCH, adj. Free; sociable. West. FRITFUL, adj. Timorous. Warw. FRITH, (1) s. (4.-S.) A hedge; a coppice; a high wood. It is still used in the provinces for ground overgrown with bushes, or underwood; and for fields which have been taken from woods. (2) v. To plash a hedge. Devon. FRITHE, S. (A.-S.) Peace. FRITTERS, 8. Small pancakes, with apples in them. Suffolk. FRITTING, S. Fitting and fastening (2) s. Great industry. Cumb. FROBICHER, 8. A furbisher. FROBLY-MOBLY, adv. Indifferently well. Sussex. FROCK, S. A frog. FROD, 8. Floating lumps of ice passing in large masses down the Severn. FRODMORTELL, 8. (4.-S.) A free (2) Part of a horse's foot. Worc. He was afraid of every dog, With grief he sat him down. FROG-SPIT, 8. Cuckoo-spit. FROISE, (1) 8. A large thick pan- at the first, immediately, above all things. See Atte-frome. FROMMARD, S. An iron instrument to split laths. West. FROMMET, adv. From. Shropsh. FROMONDE, 8. Apparently a part of the armour of the head. Fulle butt in the frunt The fromonde he hittez, Morte Arthure. FROM-WARD, adv. Back. To-ward and from-ward, thither and back. FRONST, adj. (A.-N.) Wrinkled. FRONT, (1) 8. (A.-N.) The forehead. (2) v. To face. The father fronted with a guile. Warner's Albions England, 1592. And whom so many Romaine peers, grandcaptaines of such might, Of whom nine emperours themselves in persons here did fight, Could hardly foyle, were fronted now even of a barbarous foe. Ib. (3) v. To butt, as rams. FRONTAL, S. (A.-N.) A piece of ar mour for the forehead of a horse. FRONTAL, s. A hanging for the FRONTIER,front of an altar. FRONTIERE, S. (Fr.) (1) The front of a building. (2) A front, or border. FRONTLET,S. (Fr.) A forehead-band. Forsoth, women have many lettes, Hoods, frontlets, wires, cauls, curling irons, FROPISH, adj. Cross; out of Oh, my dear, dear bud, welcome home; why dost thou look so fropish, who has nanger'd thee? Wycherley, Countrey Wife, 1688. FRORE, adj. Frozen. Frory, frosty. FRORING, S. (4.-S.) Help; assistance. FRORT. ado. Forward Chesh frost. Suffolk. FROST, v. To turn down the hinder part of horses' shoes in frosts, to prevent their slipping. East. FROST-CETCHEN, adj. Frost-bitten. Shropsh. FROSTED, adj. Frozen. Devon. FROST-NAILS, s. Nails put in horses' shoes in frosty weather. Var. d. FROTE, V. (A.-N.) To rub. Froterer, one who rubs. FROTH, adj. Tender. Tusser. FROTHER, v. To feed. Linc. FROUGH, adj. (1) Loose; spongy; FROW, tender. (2) Short; crisp; brittle. FROUNCE, (1) v. To wrinkle; to knit the brow; to frown. With that sche frounceth up the brow, (2) s. A frown, or wrinkle. Gower. Some frounce their curled heare in courtly guise, Some prancke their ruffes. Spens., F. Q., I, iv, 14. With dressing, braiding, frouncing, flow'ring. Drayt., Nymph., ii. (4) s. A wrinkled ornament on a cup. Pr. P. (5) s. A flounce, in dress. (6) s. A disease in hawks, which hinders them from closing the beak. FROUNTELLE, s. A frontlet. FROUNTY, adj. Very passionate. Linc. FROUSE, v. To rumple. South. FROUST, S. A musty smell. Var. d. FROUT, adj. Frightened. Hampsh. FROUZE, v. To curl. Florio. FROUZY, adj. (1) Froward; peevish; crusty. (2) Offensive to the eye or smell. Kent. (3) Seedy, from dissipation. I look frouzy this morning. 'ad, I must leave off this drinking, it will kill me else. Mountfort, Greenwich Park, 1691. FROVER, v. (A.-S.) To comfort; to solace. See Frevere. FROW, (1) s. (Dutch.) A woman; pl. froes. (2) s. A dirty woman; a slattern; (4) adv. Hastily. (5) adj. Brittle; crisp. Berks. (6) v. To pine. Northampt. FROWARD, (1) adv. Back. (2) adj. (A.-S.) Averse. FROWDIE, S. A dirty woman. North. They soon might be corrupted; FROWYTE,} Spens., Shep. Kal., July, 109. s. Fruit. FRUB, v. To rub, or furbish. Florio. FRUCE, S. Fruit. Pr. P. FRUCTUOUS, adj. (A.-N.) Fruitful. FRUE, adj. True; faithful. Linc. FRUFF, adj. Brittle; cross-grained. FRUGAL, adj. Relaxed. Norfolk. FRUGGAN, S. (1) (Fr. fourgon.) A curved iron scraper to stir ashes in an oven. North. (2) A slovenly woman. North. FRUIT, S. Apples. Heref. FRUITESTERE, s. A female seller of fruit. FRUM, adj. (1) Early. Frum potatoes, or fruit, Shropsh. (2) Full; fat. Frumness, repletion. See Frim. (3) Numerous; thick; rank; overgrown. West. FRUMENTY, S. Hulled wheat FRUMETY, FURMETY, boiled in milk, and seasoned. A favorite dish in the North. A person in a |