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An extensive order of rhizopods which generally have a chambered calcareous shell formed by several united zooids. Many of them have perforated walls, whence the name. Some species are covered with sand. See Rhizophoda.

Having small openings, or foramina.

Having foramina; full of holes; porous. Bacon.

Capable of being framed.

The yaws. See Yaws.

bad sense, to invent or fabricate, as something false. How many excellent reasonings are framed in the mind of a man of wisdom and study in a length of years. I. Watts.

A conspiracy or plot, esp. for a malicious or evil purpose, as to incriminate a person on false evidence. [Slang]

One who frames; as, the framer of a building; the framers of the Constitution.

The work of framing, or the completed work; the frame or constructional part of anything; as, the framework of society. A staunch and solid piece of framework. Milton.

The act, process, or style of putting together a frame, or of constructing anything; a frame; that which frames.

Peevish; cross; vexatious; quarrelsome. [Obs.] Shak. Is Pompey grown so malapert, so frampel Beau. & Fl.

A hollow globe on the inner surface of which a map of the world is depicted, to be examined by one standing inside.

Same as Gourami.

A very largo East Indian freshwater fish (Osphromenus gorami), extensively reared in artificial ponds in tropical countries, and highly valued as a food fish. Many unsuccessful efforts have been made to introduce it into Southern Europe. [Written also goramy.]

Angry. [Obs.] Havelok, the Dane.

er of pure water at its maximum density. It is equal to 15.432 grains. See Grain, n., 4. Gram degree, or Gramme degree (Physics), a unit of heat, being the amount of heat necessary to raise the temperature of one gram of pure water one degree centigrade. -- Gram equivalent (Electrolysis), that quantity of the metal wh…

The name of several kinds of pasture grasses found in the Western United States, esp. the Bouteloua oligostachya.

Necromancy; magic. Sir W. Scott.

Gaiters reaching to the knee; leggings. Strong gramashes, or leggings of thick gray cloth. Sir W. Scott.

Anger; wrath; scorn. [Obs.] Chaucer.