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One who forecast. Johnson.

All that part of a horse which is before the rider. Johnson.

One who forgets; a heedless person. Johnson.

One who forgives. Johnson.

A set or prescribed model; a formula. [Obs.] Johnson.

Capable of being fortified. Johnson.

mperfect part; as, a fragment of an ancient writing. Gather up the fragments that remain. John vi. 12.

A rush for weaving baskets. Johnson.

A large and thick pancake, with slices of bacon in it. [Obs.] Johnson.

Contrivance; the act of devising or scheming. [Obs.] John the bastard Whose spirits toil in frame of villainies. Shak. Balloon frame, Cant frames, etc. See under Balloon, Cant, etc. -- Frame building or house, a building of which the form and support is made of framed timbers. [U.S.] -- Frame level, a mason's level.…

buse. Macaulay. -- Fran"tic*al*ly, adv. -- Fran"tic*ly, adv. Shak. -- Fran"tic*ness, n. Johnson.

To frank. [Obs.] Johnson.

Wanting natural heat or vigor sufficient to excite the generative power; impotent. Johnson. Frigid zone, that part of the earth which lies between either polar circle and its pole. It extends 23Arctic.

To shake or shiver as with cold; as, the hawk frills. Johnson.

A fripper. [Obs.] Johnson.

A frolic; a fit of wanton gayety; a gambol: a little playful skip or leap. Johnson.

s frizzed; anything crisped or curled, as a wig; a frizzle. [Written also frizz.] He [Dr. Johnson], who saw in his glass how his wig became his face and head, might easily infer that a similar fullbottomed, well-curled friz of words would be no less becoming to his thoughts. Hare.

Chill in affection; without warmth of affection or courage. Johnson.

Any empty, senseless show of wit or eloquence; rhetoric without thought. Johnson. It was a long speech, but all froth. L'Estrange.

A repository for fruit. Johnson.