Part 4592

<h1>Frigidness</h1> <Xpage=597>

<hw>Frig"id*ness</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The state of being frigid; want of heat, vigor, or affection; coldness; dullness.</def>

<h1>Frigorific, Frigorifical</h1> <Xpage=597>

<hw><hw>Frig"o*rif"ic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>Frig"o*rif`ic*al</hw> <tt>(?)</tt><hw> <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>frigorificus</ets>; <ets>frigus</ets>, <ets>frigoris</ets>, cold + <ets>facere</ets> to make: cf. F. <ets>frigorifique</ets>.]</ety> <def>Causing cold; producing or generating cold.</def>

<i>Quincy.</i>

<h1>Frill</h1> <Xpage=597>

<hw>Frill</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Frilled</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Frilling</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OF. <ets>friller</ets>, fr. L. <ets>frigidulus</ets> somewhat cold, dim. of <ets>frigidus</ets> cold; akin to F. <ets>frileux</ets> chilly.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To shake or shiver as with cold; <as>as, the hawk <ex>frills</ex></as>.</def>

<i>Johnson.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Photog.)</fld> <def>To wrinkle; -- said of the gelatin film.</def>

<h1>Frill</h1> <Xpage=597>

<hw>Frill</hw>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>To provide or decorate with a frill or frills; to turn back. in crimped plaits; <as>as, to <ex>frill</ex> a cap</as>.</def>

<h1>Frill</h1> <Xpage=597>

<hw>Frill</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Frill</er>, <tt>v. i.</tt>]</ety>. <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A ruffing of a bird's feathers from cold</def>. <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A ruffle, consisting of a fold of membrane, of hairs, or of feathers, around the neck of an animal</def>. See <cref>Frilled lizard</cref> (below). <sd>(c)</sd> <def>A similar ruffle around the legs or other appendages of animals</def>. <sd>(d)</sd> <def>A ruffled varex or fold on certain shells.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A border or edging secured at one edge and left free at the other, usually fluted or crimped like a very narrow flounce.</def>

<h1>Frilled</h1> <Xpage=597>

<hw>Frilled</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Furnished with a frill or frills.</def>

<cs><col>Frilled lizard</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a large Australian lizard (<spn>Chlamydosaurus Kingii</spn>) about three feet long, which has a large, erectile frill on each side of the neck.</cd></cs>

<h1>Frim</h1> <Xpage=597>

<hw>Frim</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Cf. AS. <ets>freme</ets> good, bold, and E. <ets>frame</ets>.]</ety> <def>Flourishing; thriving; fresh; in good case; vigorous.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> "Frim pastures."

<i>Drayton.</i>

<h1>Frimaire</h1> <Xpage=597>

<hw>Fri"maire`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F., fr. <ets>frimas</ets> hoarfrost.]</ety> <def>The third month of the French republican calendar. It commenced November 21, and ended December 20., See <er>Vend\'82miaire</er>.</def>

<h1>Fringe</h1> <Xpage=597>

<hw>Fringe</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OF, <ets>fringe</ets>, F. <ets>frange</ets>, prob. fr. L. <ets>fimbria</ets> fiber, thread, fringe, cf. <ets>fibra</ets> fiber, E. <ets>fiber</ets>, <ets>fimbriate</ets>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>An ornamental appendage to the border of a piece of stuff, originally consisting of the ends of the warp, projecting beyond the woven fabric; but more commonly made separate and sewed on, consisting sometimes of projecting ends, twisted or plaited together, and sometimes of loose threads of wool, silk, or linen, or narrow strips of leather, or the like.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Something resembling in any respect a fringe; a line of objects along a border or edge; a border; an edging; a margin; a confine.</def>

<blockquote>The confines of grace and the <b>fringes</b> of repentance. <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>3.</b> <fld>(Opt.)</fld> <def>One of a number of light or dark bands, produced by the interference of light; a diffraction band; -- called also interference fringe.</def>

<p><b>4.</b> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The peristome or fringelike appendage of the capsules of most mosses. See <er>Peristome</er>.</def>