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Of an automobile body, suspended from the springs in such a manner that the frame of the chassis is below the axles, the object being to lower the center of gravity of the car.

ilton. The universal cause Acts not by partial, but by general laws. Pope. This universal frame began. Dryden.

o loose from pins; to remove the pins from; to unfasten; as, to unpin a frock; to unpin a frame.

Something standing upright, as a piece of timber in a building. See Illust. of Frame.

an never teach the use of books. Bacon. This Davy serves you for good uses. Shak. When he framed All things to man's delightful use. Milton.

m originating in Spain, the body being rectangular and supported on legs or an ornamental framework and the front opening downwards on hinges to serve as a writing desk.

One of the similar branches of the framework of a leaf.

o report; to publish. [Obs.] By mixing somewhat true to vent more lies. Milton. Thou hast framed and vented very curious orations. Barrow.

Of or pertaining to the framework, or skeleton, or skeleton, of the viscera; as, the visceroskeletal system of muscles. Mivart.

the warp is wound in a loom. -- Warp fabric, fabric produced by warp knitting. -- Warp frame, or Warp-net frame, a machine for making warp lace having a number of needles and employing a thread for each needle. -- Warp knitting, a kind of knitting in which a number of threads are interchained each with one or more…

Yarn made by the throstle, or water frame.

An arrangement of a woman's back hair over a cushion or frame in some resemblance to a waterfall.

A circular frame turning about an axis; a rotating disk, whether solid, or a frame composed of an outer rim, spokes or radii, and a central hub or nave, in which is inserted the axle, -- used for supporting and conveying vehicles, in machinery, and for various purposes; as, the wheel of a wagon, of a locomotive, of a m…

One of the arms or frames of a windmill, on which the sails are spread.

A saw for dividing timber lengthwise, usually set in a frame, and worked by two persons; also, a fret saw.

Anything which whirls around, or in which persons or things are whirled about, as a frame with seats or wooden horses. With a whirligig of jubilant mosquitoes spinning about each head. G. W. Cable.

A small framework at which the ball is bowled. It consists of three rods, or stumps, set vertically in the ground, with one or two short rods, called bails, lying horizontally across the top.

An Indian cabin or hut, usually of a conical form, and made of a framework of poles covered with hides, bark, or mats; -- called also tepee. [Sometimes written also weekwam.] Very spacious was the wigwam, Made of deerskin dressed and whitened, With the gods of the Dacotahs Drawn and painted on its curtains. Longfellow.…

gions of the west and southwest United States, typically elliptical in form, with a rough frame covered with reed mats or grass or brushwood.

The shutter, casement, sash with its fittings, or other framework, which closes a window opening.