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Fri"a*bii"i*ty (?), n. [Cf. F. friabilitÈ.] The quality of being friable; friableness. Locke.

Fri"a*ble (?), a. [L. friabilis, fr. friare to rub, break, or crumble into small pieces, cf. fricare to rub, E. fray: cf. F. friable.] Easily crumbled, pulverized, or reduced to powder. "Friable ground." Evelyn. "Soft and friable texture." Paley. -- Fri'a*ble*ness, n.

Fri"ar (?), n. [OR. frere, F. frËre brother, friar, fr. L. frater brother. See Brother.] 1. (R. C. Ch.) A brother or member of any religious order, but especially of one of the four mendicant orders, viz: (a) Minors, Gray Friars, or Franciscans. (b) Augustines. (c) Dominicans or Black Friars. (d) White Friars or Carmelites. See these names in the Vocabulary.

2. (Print.) A white or pale patch on a printed page.

3. (Zoˆl.) An American fish; the silversides.

Friar bird (Zoˆl.), an Australian bird (Tropidorhynchus corniculatus), having the head destitute of feathers; -- called also coldong, leatherhead, pimlico; poor soldier, and four- o'clock. The name is also applied to several other species of the same genus. -- Friar's balsam (Med.), a stimulating application for wounds and ulcers, being an alcoholic solution of benzoin, styrax, tolu balsam, and aloes; compound tincture of benzoin. Brande & C. -- Friar's cap (Bot.), the monkshood. -- Friar's cowl (Bot.), an arumlike plant (Arisarum vulgare) with a spathe or involucral leaf resembling a cowl. -- Friar's lantern, the ignis fatuus or Will-o'-the-wisp. Milton. -- Friar skate (Zoˆl.), the European white or sharpnosed skate (Raia alba); -- called also Burton skate, border ray, scad, and doctor.

Fri"ar*ly, a. Like a friar; inexperienced. Bacon.

Fri"ar*y (?), a. [From Friar, n.] Like a friar; pertaining to friars or to a convent. [Obs.] Camden.

Fri"ar*y, n. [OF. frerie, frairie, fr. frËre. See Friar.] 1. A monastery; a convent of friars. Drugdale.

2. The institution or practices of friars. Fuller.

Fri*a"tion (?), n. [See Friable.] The act of breaking up or pulverizing.

Frib"ble (?), a. [Cf. F. frivole, L. frivolus, or E. frippery.] Frivolous; trifling; silly.

Frib"ble, n. A frivolous, contemptible fellow; a fop.

A pert fribble of a peer.

Thackeray.

Frib"ble, v. i. 1. To act in a trifling or foolish manner; to act frivolously.

The fools that are fribbling round about you.

Thackeray.

2. To totter. [Obs.]

Frib"bler (?), n. A trifler; a fribble.

Frib"bling (?), a. Frivolous; trining; toolishly captious.

{ Fri"borg , Fri"borgh } (?), n. [AS. friborh, lit., peace pledge; fri peace + borh, borg, pledge, akin to E. borrow. The first part of the word was confused with free, the last part, with borough.] (Old Eng. Law) The pledge and tithing, afterwards called by the Normans frankpledge. See Frankpledge. [Written also friburgh and fribourg.] Burril.

Fric"ace (?), n. [See Fricassee.] 1. Meat sliced and dressed with strong sauce. [Obs.] King.

2. An unguent; also, the act of rubbing with the unguent.

||Fri`can`deau" (?), ||Fric`an*do" (&?;), n. [F. fricandeau; cf. Sp. ||fricandÛ.] A ragout or fricassee of veal; a fancy dish of veal or of ||boned turkey, served as an entrÈe, - - called also fricandel. A. J. ||Cooley.

Fric"as*see` (?), n. [F. fricassÈe, fr. fricasser to fry, fricassee; cf. LL. fricare, perh. for frictare, fricare, frictum, to rub. Cf. Fry, Friction.] A dish made of fowls, veal, or other meat of small animals cut into pieces, and stewed in a gravy.

Fric"as*see`, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fricasseed (?); p. pr. &. vb. n. Fricasseeing.] To dress like a fricassee.

Fri*ca"tion (?), n. [L. fricatio, fr. fricare, fricatum, to rub. ] Friction. [Obs.] Bacon.