Part 4561

<h1>Frankincense</h1> <Xpage=593>

<hw>Frank"in*cense</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OF. <ets>franc</ets> free, pure + <ets>encens</ets> incense.]</ety> <def>A fragrant, aromatic resin, or gum resin, burned as an incense in religious rites or for medicinal fumigation. The best kinds now come from East Indian trees, of the genus <spn>Boswellia</spn>; a commoner sort, from the Norway spruce (<spn>Abies excelsa</spn>) and other coniferous trees. The frankincense of the ancient Jews is still unidentified.</def>

<h1>Franking</h1> <Xpage=593>

<hw>Frank"ing</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Carp.)</fld> <def>A method of forming a joint at the intersection of window-sash bars, by cutting away only enough wood to show a miter.</def>

<h1>Frankish</h1> <Xpage=593>

<hw>Frank"ish</hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Like, or pertaining to, the Franks.</def>

<h1>Frank-law</h1> <Xpage=593>

<hw>Frank"-law`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Frank</ets> free + <ets>law</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Eng. Law)</fld> <def>The liberty of being sworn in courts, as a juror or witness; one of the ancient privileges of a freeman; free and common law; -- an obsolete expression signifying substantially the same as the American expression <altname>civil rights</altname>.</def>

<i>Abbot.</i>

<h1>Franklin</h1> <Xpage=593>

<hw>Frank"lin</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>frankelein</ets>; cf. LL. <ets>franchilanus</ets>. See <er>Frank</er>, <tt>a.</tt>]</ety> <def>An English freeholder, or substantial householder.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Chaucer.</i>

<blockquote>The <b>franklin</b>, a small landholder of those days. <i>Sir J. Stephen.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Franklinic</h1> <Xpage=593>

<hw>Frank*lin"ic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Of or pertaining to Benjamin Franklin.</def>

<cs><col>Franklinic electricity</col>, <cd>electricity produced by friction; called also <altname>statical electricity</altname>.</cd></cs>

<h1>Franklinite</h1> <Xpage=593>

<hw>Frank"lin*ite</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A kind of mineral of the spinel group.</def>

<h1>Franklin stove</h1> <Xpage=593>

<hw>Frank"lin stove`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt><def>. A kind of open stove introduced by Benjamin <ets>Franklin</ets>, the peculiar feature of which was that a current of heated air was directly supplied to the room from an air box; -- now applied to other varieties of open stoves.</def>

<h1>Frankly</h1> <Xpage=593>

<hw>Frank"ly</hw>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>In a frank manner; freely.</def>

<blockquote>Very <b>frankly</b> he confessed his treasons. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<syn>Syn. -- Openly; ingenuously; plainly; unreservedly; undisguisedly; sincerely; candidly; artlessly; freely; readily; unhesitatingly; liberally; willingly.</syn>

<h1>Frank-marriage</h1> <Xpage=593>

<hw>Frank"-mar"riage</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Frank</ets> free + <ets>marriage</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Eng. Law)</fld> <def>A certain tenure in tail special; an estate of inheritance given to a man his wife (the wife being of the blood of the donor), and descendible to the heirs of their two bodies begotten.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Blackstone.</i>

<h1>Frankness</h1> <Xpage=593>