Part 4584

<h1>Fretter</h1> <Xpage=596>

<hw>Fret"ter</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who, or that which, frets.</def>

<h1>Fretty</h1> <Xpage=596>

<hw>Fret"ty</hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[See 5th <er>Fret</er>.]</ety> <def>Adorned with fretwork.</def>

<h1>Fretum</h1> <Xpage=596>

<hw>Fre"tum</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Freta</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <ety>[<ets>L</ets>.]</ety> <def>A strait, or arm of the sea.</def>

<h1>Fretwork</h1> <Xpage=596>

<hw>Fret"work</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[6th <ets>fret + work</ets>.]</ety> <def>Work adorned with frets; ornamental openwork or work in relief, esp. when elaborate and minute in its parts. Heuce, any minute play of light andshade, dark and light, or the like.</def>

<blockquote>Banqueting on the turf in the <b>fretwork</b> of shade and sunshine. <i>Macaulay.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Freya</h1> <Xpage=596>

<hw>Frey"a</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Icel. <ets>Freyja</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Scand. Myth.)</fld> <def>The daughter of Nj\'94rd, aud goddess of love and beauty; the Scandinavian Venus; -- in Teutonic myths confounded with Frigga, but in Scandinavian, distinct.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>Frea</asp>, <asp>Fraying</asp>, and <asp>Ereyja</asp>.]</altsp>

<h1>Friabiiity</h1> <Xpage=596>

<hw>Fri"a*bii"i*ty</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>friabilit\'82</ets>.]</ety> <def>The quality of being friable; friableness.</def>

<i>Locke.</i>

<h1>Friable</h1> <Xpage=596>

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

<h1>Friar</h1> <Xpage=596>

<hw>Fri"ar</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OR. <ets>frere</ets>, F. <ets>fr\'8are</ets> brother, <ets>friar</ets>, fr. L. <ets>frater</ets> brother. See <er>Brother</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <fld>(R. C. Ch.)</fld> <def>A brother or member of any religious order, but especially of one of the four mendicant orders</def>, viz: <stype>(a) Minors, Gray Friars, or Franciscans.</stype> <stype>(b) Augustines</stype>. <stype>(c) Dominicans or Black Friars.</stype> <stype>(d) White Friars or Carmelites.</stype> See these names in the Vocabulary.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Print.)</fld> <def>A white or pale patch on a printed page.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>An American fish; the silversides.</def>

<cs><col>Friar bird</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>an Australian bird (<spn>Tropidorhynchus corniculatus</spn>), having the head destitute of feathers; -- called also <altname>coldong</altname>, <altname>leatherhead</altname>, <altname>pimlico</altname>; <altname>poor soldier</altname>, and <altname>four-o'clock</altname>.</cd> The name is also applied to several other species of the same genus. -- <col>Friar's balsam</col> <fld>(Med.)</fld>, <cd>a stimulating application for wounds and ulcers, being an alcoholic solution of benzoin, styrax, tolu balsam, and aloes; compound tincture of benzoin.</cd> <i>Brande & C.</i> -- <col>Friar's cap</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>the monkshood.</cd> -- <col>Friar's cowl</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>an arumlike plant (<spn>Arisarum vulgare</spn>) with a spathe or involucral leaf resembling a cowl.</cd> -- <col>Friar's lantern</col>, <cd>the ignis fatuus or Will-o'-the-wisp.</cd> <i>Milton</i>. -- <col>Friar skate</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the European white or sharpnosed skate (<spn>Raia alba</spn>); -- called also <altname>Burton skate</altname>, <altname>border ray</altname>, <altname>scad</altname>, and <altname>doctor</altname>.</cd></cs>

<h1>Friarly</h1> <Xpage=596>

<hw>Fri"ar*ly</hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Like a friar; inexperienced.</def>

<i>Bacon.</i>

<h1>Friary</h1> <Xpage=596>

<hw>Fri"ar*y</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[From <er>Friar</er>, <tt>n.</tt>]</ety> <def>Like a friar; pertaining to friars or to a convent.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Camden.</i>

<h1>Friary</h1> <Xpage=596>