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French"ism (?), n. A French mode or characteristic; an idiom peculiar to the French language. Earle.

French"man (?), n.; pl. Frenchmen (&?;). A native or one of the people of France.

Fre*net"ic (?), a. [See Frantic, a.] Distracted; mad; frantic; phrenetic. Milton.

Fre*net"ic*al (?), a. Frenetic; frantic; frenzied. -- Frenet"ic*al*ly, adv.

Fre"num (?), n.; pl. E. Frenums (#), L. Frena (#). [L., a bridle.] 1. (Zoˆl.) A cheek stripe of color.

2. (Anat.) Same as FrÊnum.

Fren"zi*cal (frn"z*kal), a. Frantic. [Obs.] Orrery.

Fren"zied (?), p. p. & a. Affected with frenzy; frantic; maddened. -- Fren"zied*ly, adv.

The people frenzied by centuries of oppression.

Buckle.

Up starting with a frenzied look.

Sir W. Scott.

Fren"zy (-z), n.; pl. Frenzies (-zz). [OE. frenesie, fransey, F. frÈnÈsie, L. phrenesis, fr. Gr. fre`nhsis for freni^tis disease of the mind, phrenitis, fr. frhn mind. Cf. Frantic, Phrenitis.] Any violent agitation of the mind approaching to distraction; violent and temporary derangement of the mental faculties; madness; rage.

All else is towering frenzy and distraction.

Addison.

The poet's eye in a fine frenzy rolling.

Shak.

Syn. -- Insanity; lunacy; madness; derangement; alienation; aberration; delirium. See Insanity.

Fren"zy, a. Mad; frantic. [R.]

They thought that some frenzy distemper had got into his head.

Bunyan.

Fren"zy, v. t. To affect with frenzy; to drive to madness [R.] "Frenzying anguish." Southey.

Fre"quence (?), n. [See Frequency.] 1. A crowd; a throng; a concourse. [Archaic.] Tennyson.

2. Frequency; abundance. [R.] Bp. Hall.

Fre"quen*cy (?), n.; pl. Frequencies (#). [L. frequentia numerous attendance, multitude: cf. F. frÈquence. See Frequent.] 1. The condition of returning frequently; occurrence often repeated; common occurence; as, the frequency of crimes; the frequency of miracles.

The reasons that moved her to remove were, because Rome was a place of riot and luxury, her soul being almost stifled with, the frequencies of ladies' visits.

Fuller.

2. A crowd; a throng. [Obs.] B. Jonson.