| slovo | definícia |
frank
(mass) | frank
- otvorený, priamy, úprimný |
frank
(encz) | frank,frankovat v: Zdeněk Brož |
frank
(encz) | frank,ničím se netající Martin M. |
frank
(encz) | frank,otevřený Martin M. |
frank
(encz) | frank,párek [zkr.] Martin M. |
frank
(encz) | frank,poctivý Martin M. |
frank
(encz) | frank,přímý Martin M. |
frank
(encz) | frank,upřímný |
frank
(encz) | frank,usnadnit průchod Martin M. |
frank
(encz) | Frank,Franta n: [mužs. jméno] zkráceno z: Francis Rostislav Svoboda |
frank
(czen) | frank,francn: Zdeněk Brož |
frank
(gcide) | frank \frank\ (fr[a^][ng]k), v. t. [imp. & p. p. franked
(fr[a^][ng]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. franking.]
1. To send by public conveyance free of expense. --Dickens.
[1913 Webster]
2. To extempt from charge for postage, as a letter, package,
or packet, etc.
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Frank
(gcide) | Frank \Frank\, n. [See Frank, a.]
The privilege of sending letters or other mail matter, free
of postage, or without charge; also, the sign, mark, or
signature denoting that a letter or other mail matter is to
go free of postage. Called also the franking privilege.
[1913 Webster +PJC]
I have said so much, that, if I had not a frank, I must
burn my letter and begin again. --Cowper.
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Frank
(gcide) | Frank \Frank\, n. [OF. franc.]
A pigsty. [Obs.]
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Frank
(gcide) | Frank \Frank\, v. t.
To shut up in a frank or sty; to pen up; hence, to cram; to
fatten. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Frank
(gcide) | Frank \Frank\, n. (Zool.)
The common heron; -- so called from its note. [Prov. Eng.]
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frank
(gcide) | frank \frank\ (fr[a^][ng]k), a. [Compar. franker
(fr[a^][ng]k"[~e]r); superl. frankest.] [F. franc free,
frank, L. Francus a Frank, fr. OHG. Franko the name of a
Germanic people on the Rhine, who afterward founded the
French monarchy; cf. AS. franca javelin, Icel. frakka. Cf.
Franc, French, a., Franchise, n.]
1. Unbounded by restrictions, limitations, etc.; free. [R.]
"It is of frank gift." --Spenser.
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2. Free in uttering one's real sentiments; not reserved;
using no disguise; candid; ingenuous; as, a frank nature,
conversation, manner, etc.
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3. Liberal; generous; profuse. [Obs.]
[1913 Webster]
Frank of civilities that cost them nothing.
--L'Estrange.
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4. Unrestrained; loose; licentious; -- used in a bad sense.
--Spenser.
Syn: Ingenuous; candid; artless; plain; open; unreserved;
undisguised; sincere. See Candid, Ingenuous.
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Frank
(gcide) | Frank \Frank\, n. [Cf. F. franc. See Frank, a.]
1. (Ethnol.) A member of one of the German tribes that in the
fifth century overran and conquered Gaul, and established
the kingdom of France.
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2. A native or inhabitant of Western Europe; a European; -- a
term used in the Levant.
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3. A French coin. See Franc.
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frank
(wn) | frank
adj 1: characterized by directness in manner or speech; without
subtlety or evasion; "blunt talking and straight
shooting"; "a blunt New England farmer"; "I gave them my
candid opinion"; "forthright criticism"; "a forthright
approach to the problem"; "tell me what you think--and
you may just as well be frank"; "it is possible to be
outspoken without being rude"; "plainspoken and to the
point"; "a point-blank accusation" [syn: blunt,
candid, forthright, frank, free-spoken,
outspoken, plainspoken, point-blank, {straight-
from-the-shoulder}]
2: clearly manifest; evident; "frank enjoyment"
n 1: a member of the ancient Germanic peoples who spread from
the Rhine into the Roman Empire in the 4th century
2: a smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually
smoked; often served on a bread roll [syn: frank,
frankfurter, hotdog, hot dog, dog, wiener,
wienerwurst, weenie]
v 1: stamp with a postmark to indicate date and time of mailing
[syn: postmark, frank]
2: exempt by means of an official pass or letter, as from
customs or other checks |
frank
(foldoc) | FRANK
["Using BINS for Interprocess Communication", P.C.J. Graham,
SIGPLAN Notices 20(2):32-41 (Feb 1985)].
(1995-01-13)
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FRANK
(bouvier) | FRANK. The privilege of sending and receiving letters, through the mails,
free of postage.
2. This privilege is granted to various officers, not for their own
special benefit, but with a view to promote the public good.
3. The Act of the 3d of March, 1845, s. 1, enacts, That members of
congress, and delegates from the territories, may receive letters, not
exceeding two ounces in weight, free of postage, during the recess of
congress; and the same privilege is extended to the vice-president of the
United States.
4. It is enacted, by 3d section, That all printed or lithographed
circulars and handbills, or advertisements, printed or lithographed, on
quarto post or single cap paper, or paper not larger than single cap,
folded, directed, and unsealed, shall be charged with postage, at the rate
of two cents for each sheet, and no more, whatever be the distance the same
may be sent; and all pamphlets, magazines, periodicals, and every other kind
and description of printed or other matter, (except newspapers,) which shall
be unconnected with any manuscript communication whatever, and which it is
or may be lawful to transmit by the mail of the United States, shall be
charged with postage, at the rate of two and a half cents for each copy
sent, of no greater weight than one ounce, and one cent additional shall be
charged for each additional ounce of the weight of every such pamphlet,
magazine, matter, or thing, which may be transmitted through the mail,
whatever be the distance the tame may be transported and any fractional
excess, of not less than one-half of an ounce, in the weight of any such
matter or thing, above one or more ounces, shall be charged for as if said
excess amounted to a full ounce.
5. And, by the 8th section, That each member of the senate, each member
of the house of representatives, and each delegate from a territory of the
United States, the secretary of the senate, and the clerk of the house, of
representatives, may, during each session of congress, and for a period of
thirty days before the commencement, and thirty days after the end of each
and every session of congress, Bend and receive through the mail, free of
postage, any letter, newspaper, or packet, not exceeding two ounces in
weight; and all postage charged upon any letters, packages, petitions
memorials, or other matters or things, received during any session of
congress, by any senator, member, or delegate of the house of
representatives, touching his official or legislative duties, by reason of
any excess of weight, above two ounces, on the matter or thing so received,
shall be paid out of the contingent fund of the house of which the person
receiving the same may be a member. And they shall have the right to frank
written letters from themselves during the whole year, as now authorized by
law.
6. The 5th section repeals all acts, and parts of acts, granting or
conferring upon any person whatsoever the franking privilege.
7. The 23d section enacts, That nothing in this act contained shall be
construed to repeal the laws granting the franking privilege to the
president of the United States when in office, and to all ex-presidents, and
the widows of the former presidents, Madison and Harrison.
8. The Act of March 1, 1847, enacts as follows
Sec. 3. That all members of Congress, delegates from territories, the
vice-president of the United States, the secretary of the senate, and the
clerk of the house of representatives, shall have the power to send and
receive public documents free of postage during their term of office; and
that the said members and delegates shall have the power to send and receive
public documents, free of Postage, up to the first Monday of December
following the expiration of their term of office.
Sec. 4. That the secretary of the senate and clerk of the house of
representatives shall have the power to receive, as well as to send, all
letters and packages, not weighing over two ounces, free of postage, during
their term of office.
Sec. 5. That members of congress shall have the power to receive, as
well as to send, all letters and packages, not weighing over two ounces,
free of postage, up to the first Monday in December following the expiration
of their term of office.
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FRANK
(bouvier) | FRANK, FREE. This word is used in composition, as frank-almoign, frank-
marriage, frank-tenement, &c.
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| | podobné slovo | definícia |
frankfurter
(mass) | frankfurter
- párok |
frankly
(mass) | frankly
- skutočne, úprimne |
frank breech
(encz) | frank breech, n: |
frank breech delivery
(encz) | frank breech delivery, n: |
frankel
(encz) | Frankel,Frankel n: [jmén.] příjmení Zdeněk Brož a automatický překlad |
frankenstein
(encz) | Frankenstein,Frankenstein n: [jmén.] příjmení Zdeněk Brož a automatický
překlad |
franker
(encz) | franker, |
frankest
(encz) | frankest,nejpoctivější adj: Zdeněk Brožfrankest,nejupřímnější adj: Zdeněk Brož |
frankfort
(encz) | Frankfort,hl.m. - Kentucky v USA n: [jmén.] Zdeněk Brož a automatický
překlad |
frankfurt
(encz) | Frankfurt,město - Německo n: [jmén.] Zdeněk Brož a automatický překlad |
frankfurt on main
(encz) | Frankfurt on Main,Frankfurt nad Mohanem [zem.] n: |
frankfurt on oder
(encz) | Frankfurt on Oder,Frankfurt nad Odrou [zem.] n: |
frankfurter
(encz) | frankfurter,frankfurtský párek Martin M.frankfurter,hot dog Martin M.frankfurter,párek n: |
frankfurter bun
(encz) | frankfurter bun, n: |
frankie
(encz) | Frankie,Frankie n: [jmén.] příjmení, ženské křestní jméno, mužské
křestní jméno Zdeněk Brož a automatický překlad |
frankincense
(encz) | frankincense,kadidlo Jaroslav Šedivý |
frankincense pine
(encz) | frankincense pine, n: |
franking machine
(encz) | franking machine, n: |
frankish
(encz) | Frankish, |
franklin
(encz) | franklin,svobodný sedlák Zdeněk BrožFranklin,Franklin n: [jmén.] příjmení, okres v USA, mužské křestní
jméno Zdeněk Brož a automatický překlad |
franklinization
(encz) | Franklinization, |
franklinizations
(encz) | Franklinizations, |
frankly
(encz) | frankly,abych řekl pravdu Zdeněk Brožfrankly,otevřeně Martin M.frankly,přímo Zdeněk Brožfrankly,rovnou Zdeněk Brožfrankly,skutečně Zdeněk Brožfrankly,upřímně Martin M. |
frankness
(encz) | frankness,upřímnost n: Zdeněk Brož |
quite frankly
(encz) | quite frankly,zcela upřímně Pavel Machek |
frankel
(czen) | Frankel,Frankeln: [jmén.] příjmení Zdeněk Brož a automatický překlad |
frankenstein
(czen) | Frankenstein,Frankensteinn: [jmén.] příjmení Zdeněk Brož a automatický
překlad |
frankfurt nad mohanem
(czen) | Frankfurt nad Mohanem,Frankfurt on Main[zem.] n: |
frankfurt nad odrou
(czen) | Frankfurt nad Odrou,Frankfurt on Oder[zem.] n: |
frankfurtský párek
(czen) | frankfurtský párek,frankfurter Martin M.frankfurtský párek,weenien: Zdeněk Brož |
frankie
(czen) | Frankie,Frankien: [jmén.] příjmení, ženské křestní jméno, mužské křestní
jméno Zdeněk Brož a automatický překlad |
franklin
(czen) | Franklin,Franklinn: [jmén.] příjmení, okres v USA, mužské křestní
jméno Zdeněk Brož a automatický překlad |
frankly
(czen) | Frankly, I Couldn't Care Less,FICCL[zkr.] |
frankofil
(czen) | frankofil,Francophile Zdeněk Brož |
frankofonní
(czen) | frankofonní,francophoneadj: Zdeněk Brož |
frankofób
(czen) | frankofób,Francophobe Zdeněk Brož |
frankokanaďan
(czen) | Frankokanaďan,Canuckn: Zdeněk Brož |
frankovaný
(czen) | frankovaný,stampedadj: Zdeněk Brož |
frankovat
(czen) | frankovat,frankv: Zdeněk Brožfrankovat,stampv: Zdeněk Brož |
ofrankovat
(czen) | ofrankovat,stampv: Zdeněk Brož |
ofrankování
(czen) | ofrankování,stampingn: Zdeněk Brož |
Frank
(gcide) | frank \frank\ (fr[a^][ng]k), v. t. [imp. & p. p. franked
(fr[a^][ng]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. franking.]
1. To send by public conveyance free of expense. --Dickens.
[1913 Webster]
2. To extempt from charge for postage, as a letter, package,
or packet, etc.
[1913 Webster]Frank \Frank\, n. [See Frank, a.]
The privilege of sending letters or other mail matter, free
of postage, or without charge; also, the sign, mark, or
signature denoting that a letter or other mail matter is to
go free of postage. Called also the franking privilege.
[1913 Webster +PJC]
I have said so much, that, if I had not a frank, I must
burn my letter and begin again. --Cowper.
[1913 Webster]Frank \Frank\, n. [OF. franc.]
A pigsty. [Obs.]
[1913 Webster]Frank \Frank\, v. t.
To shut up in a frank or sty; to pen up; hence, to cram; to
fatten. [Obs.] --Shak.
[1913 Webster]Frank \Frank\, n. (Zool.)
The common heron; -- so called from its note. [Prov. Eng.]
[1913 Webster]frank \frank\ (fr[a^][ng]k), a. [Compar. franker
(fr[a^][ng]k"[~e]r); superl. frankest.] [F. franc free,
frank, L. Francus a Frank, fr. OHG. Franko the name of a
Germanic people on the Rhine, who afterward founded the
French monarchy; cf. AS. franca javelin, Icel. frakka. Cf.
Franc, French, a., Franchise, n.]
1. Unbounded by restrictions, limitations, etc.; free. [R.]
"It is of frank gift." --Spenser.
[1913 Webster]
2. Free in uttering one's real sentiments; not reserved;
using no disguise; candid; ingenuous; as, a frank nature,
conversation, manner, etc.
[1913 Webster]
3. Liberal; generous; profuse. [Obs.]
[1913 Webster]
Frank of civilities that cost them nothing.
--L'Estrange.
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4. Unrestrained; loose; licentious; -- used in a bad sense.
--Spenser.
Syn: Ingenuous; candid; artless; plain; open; unreserved;
undisguised; sincere. See Candid, Ingenuous.
[1913 Webster]Frank \Frank\, n. [Cf. F. franc. See Frank, a.]
1. (Ethnol.) A member of one of the German tribes that in the
fifth century overran and conquered Gaul, and established
the kingdom of France.
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2. A native or inhabitant of Western Europe; a European; -- a
term used in the Levant.
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3. A French coin. See Franc.
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Frank
(gcide) | frank \frank\ (fr[a^][ng]k), v. t. [imp. & p. p. franked
(fr[a^][ng]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. franking.]
1. To send by public conveyance free of expense. --Dickens.
[1913 Webster]
2. To extempt from charge for postage, as a letter, package,
or packet, etc.
[1913 Webster]Frank \Frank\, n. [See Frank, a.]
The privilege of sending letters or other mail matter, free
of postage, or without charge; also, the sign, mark, or
signature denoting that a letter or other mail matter is to
go free of postage. Called also the franking privilege.
[1913 Webster +PJC]
I have said so much, that, if I had not a frank, I must
burn my letter and begin again. --Cowper.
[1913 Webster]Frank \Frank\, n. [OF. franc.]
A pigsty. [Obs.]
[1913 Webster]Frank \Frank\, v. t.
To shut up in a frank or sty; to pen up; hence, to cram; to
fatten. [Obs.] --Shak.
[1913 Webster]Frank \Frank\, n. (Zool.)
The common heron; -- so called from its note. [Prov. Eng.]
[1913 Webster]frank \frank\ (fr[a^][ng]k), a. [Compar. franker
(fr[a^][ng]k"[~e]r); superl. frankest.] [F. franc free,
frank, L. Francus a Frank, fr. OHG. Franko the name of a
Germanic people on the Rhine, who afterward founded the
French monarchy; cf. AS. franca javelin, Icel. frakka. Cf.
Franc, French, a., Franchise, n.]
1. Unbounded by restrictions, limitations, etc.; free. [R.]
"It is of frank gift." --Spenser.
[1913 Webster]
2. Free in uttering one's real sentiments; not reserved;
using no disguise; candid; ingenuous; as, a frank nature,
conversation, manner, etc.
[1913 Webster]
3. Liberal; generous; profuse. [Obs.]
[1913 Webster]
Frank of civilities that cost them nothing.
--L'Estrange.
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4. Unrestrained; loose; licentious; -- used in a bad sense.
--Spenser.
Syn: Ingenuous; candid; artless; plain; open; unreserved;
undisguised; sincere. See Candid, Ingenuous.
[1913 Webster]Frank \Frank\, n. [Cf. F. franc. See Frank, a.]
1. (Ethnol.) A member of one of the German tribes that in the
fifth century overran and conquered Gaul, and established
the kingdom of France.
[1913 Webster]
2. A native or inhabitant of Western Europe; a European; -- a
term used in the Levant.
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3. A French coin. See Franc.
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frank tenements
(gcide) | Tenement \Ten"e*ment\, n. [OF. tenement a holding, a fief, F.
t[`e]nement, LL. tenementum, fr. L. tenere to hold. See
Tenant.]
1. (Feud. Law) That which is held of another by service;
property which one holds of a lord or proprietor in
consideration of some military or pecuniary service; fief;
fee.
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2. (Common Law) Any species of permanent property that may be
held, so as to create a tenancy, as lands, houses, rents,
commons, an office, an advowson, a franchise, a right of
common, a peerage, and the like; -- called also {free
tenements} or frank tenements.
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The thing held is a tenement, the possessor of it a
"tenant," and the manner of possession is called
"tenure." --Blackstone.
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3. A dwelling house; a building for a habitation; also, an
apartment, or suite of rooms, in a building, used by one
family; often, a house erected to be rented.
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4. Fig.: Dwelling; abode; habitation.
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Who has informed us that a rational soul can inhabit
no tenement, unless it has just such a sort of
frontispiece? --Locke.
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5. A tenement house.
[PJC]
Tenement house, commonly, a dwelling house erected for the
purpose of being rented, and divided into separate
apartments or tenements for families. The term is often
applied to apartment houses occupied by poor families,
often overcrowded and in poor condition.
[1913 Webster +PJC]
Syn: House; dwelling; habitation.
Usage: Tenement, House. There may be many houses under
one roof, but they are completely separated from each
other by party walls. A tenement may be detached by
itself, or it may be part of a house divided off for
the use of a family. In modern usage, a tenement or
tenement house most commonly refers to the meaning
given for tenement house, above.
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Frankalmoigne
(gcide) | Frankalmoigne \Frank`al*moigne"\, n. [F. franc free + Norm. F.
almoigne alma, for almosne, F. aum[^o]ne. See Frank, a.,
and Almoner.] (Eng. Law)
A tenure by which a religious corporation holds lands given
to them and their successors forever, usually on condition of
praying for the soul of the donor and his heirs; -- called
also tenure by free alms. --Burrill.
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Frank-chase
(gcide) | Frank-chase \Frank"-chase`\, n. [Frank free + chase.] (Eng. Law)
The liberty or franchise of having a chase; free chase.
--Burrill.
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franked
(gcide) | frank \frank\ (fr[a^][ng]k), v. t. [imp. & p. p. franked
(fr[a^][ng]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. franking.]
1. To send by public conveyance free of expense. --Dickens.
[1913 Webster]
2. To extempt from charge for postage, as a letter, package,
or packet, etc.
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Frankenia grandifolia
(gcide) | Yerba \Yer"ba\, n. [Sp.] (Bot.)
An herb; a plant.
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Note: This word is much used in compound names of plants in
Spanish; as, yerba buena [Sp., a good herb], a name
applied in Spain to several kinds of mint ({Mentha
sativa}, Mentha viridis, etc.), but in California
universally applied to a common, sweet-scented labiate
plant (Micromeria Douglasii).
[1913 Webster]
Yerba dol osa. [Sp., herb of the she-bear.] A kind of
buckthorn (Rhamnus Californica).
Yerba mansa. [Sp., a mild herb, soft herb.] A plant
(Anemopsis Californica) with a pungent, aromatic
rootstock, used medicinally by the Mexicans and the
Indians.
Yerba reuma. [Cf. Sp. reuma rheum, rheumatism.] A low
California undershrub (Frankenia grandifolia).
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Frankenia laevis
(gcide) | Sea heath \Sea" heath`\ (Bot.)
A low perennial plant (Frankenia laevis) resembling heath,
growing along the seashore in Europe.
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franker
(gcide) | frank \frank\ (fr[a^][ng]k), a. [Compar. franker
(fr[a^][ng]k"[~e]r); superl. frankest.] [F. franc free,
frank, L. Francus a Frank, fr. OHG. Franko the name of a
Germanic people on the Rhine, who afterward founded the
French monarchy; cf. AS. franca javelin, Icel. frakka. Cf.
Franc, French, a., Franchise, n.]
1. Unbounded by restrictions, limitations, etc.; free. [R.]
"It is of frank gift." --Spenser.
[1913 Webster]
2. Free in uttering one's real sentiments; not reserved;
using no disguise; candid; ingenuous; as, a frank nature,
conversation, manner, etc.
[1913 Webster]
3. Liberal; generous; profuse. [Obs.]
[1913 Webster]
Frank of civilities that cost them nothing.
--L'Estrange.
[1913 Webster]
4. Unrestrained; loose; licentious; -- used in a bad sense.
--Spenser.
Syn: Ingenuous; candid; artless; plain; open; unreserved;
undisguised; sincere. See Candid, Ingenuous.
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frankest
(gcide) | frank \frank\ (fr[a^][ng]k), a. [Compar. franker
(fr[a^][ng]k"[~e]r); superl. frankest.] [F. franc free,
frank, L. Francus a Frank, fr. OHG. Franko the name of a
Germanic people on the Rhine, who afterward founded the
French monarchy; cf. AS. franca javelin, Icel. frakka. Cf.
Franc, French, a., Franchise, n.]
1. Unbounded by restrictions, limitations, etc.; free. [R.]
"It is of frank gift." --Spenser.
[1913 Webster]
2. Free in uttering one's real sentiments; not reserved;
using no disguise; candid; ingenuous; as, a frank nature,
conversation, manner, etc.
[1913 Webster]
3. Liberal; generous; profuse. [Obs.]
[1913 Webster]
Frank of civilities that cost them nothing.
--L'Estrange.
[1913 Webster]
4. Unrestrained; loose; licentious; -- used in a bad sense.
--Spenser.
Syn: Ingenuous; candid; artless; plain; open; unreserved;
undisguised; sincere. See Candid, Ingenuous.
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Frank-fee
(gcide) | Frank-fee \Frank"-fee`\, n. [Frank free + fee.] (Eng. Law)
A species of tenure in fee simple, being the opposite of
ancient demesne, or copyhold. --Burrill.
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frankfort
(gcide) | frankfurter \frank"fur*ter\
A small cooked sausage of beef or beef and pork, usually 5 to
6 inches, sometimes as long as 12 inches in length; called
also frankforter, frankfort, frankfurt. It is commonly
eaten on a roll, called a hot dog bun.
Syn: wiener, hot dog[1].
[PJC] |
Frankfort black
(gcide) | Frankfort black \Frank"fort black`\
A black pigment used in copperplate printing, prepared by
burning vine twigs, the lees of wine, etc. --McElrath.
[1913 Webster] |
frankforter
(gcide) | frankfurter \frank"fur*ter\
A small cooked sausage of beef or beef and pork, usually 5 to
6 inches, sometimes as long as 12 inches in length; called
also frankforter, frankfort, frankfurt. It is commonly
eaten on a roll, called a hot dog bun.
Syn: wiener, hot dog[1].
[PJC] |
frankfurt
(gcide) | frankfurter \frank"fur*ter\
A small cooked sausage of beef or beef and pork, usually 5 to
6 inches, sometimes as long as 12 inches in length; called
also frankforter, frankfort, frankfurt. It is commonly
eaten on a roll, called a hot dog bun.
Syn: wiener, hot dog[1].
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frankfurter
(gcide) | frankfurter \frank"fur*ter\
A small cooked sausage of beef or beef and pork, usually 5 to
6 inches, sometimes as long as 12 inches in length; called
also frankforter, frankfort, frankfurt. It is commonly
eaten on a roll, called a hot dog bun.
Syn: wiener, hot dog[1].
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Frankincense
(gcide) | Frankincense \Frank"in*cense\, n. [OF. franc free, pure + encens
incense.]
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
Boswellia; a commoner sort, from the Norway spruce ({Abies
excelsa}) and other coniferous trees. The frankincense of the
ancient Jews is still unidentified.
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