Emily Dickinson Lexicon

fracture (-ed), v. [see fracture, n.]

Crack; break.

fractured, verbal adj. [see fracture, n.]

Cracked; not whole.

fragile, adj. [L. fragilis.]

Easily broken; delicate; weak.

fragrant, adj. [L. 'to smell'.]

Sweet-smelling.

frail, adj. [OFr < L. fragilis.]

1. Weak; breakable; [fig.] mortal; subject to death.
2. Fleet; brief; transient.

frame, n. [see frame, v.]

1. Supporting or enclosing structure.
2. Human body, especially with reference to its make, build, or constitution.
3. Coffin.
4. Timbers of an edifice fitted and joined in the form proposed, for the purpose of supporting the covering; as, the frame of a house. [Webplay on house < Yet precious as the house.]

frame, v. [OE framian, to be helpful or profitable, to make progress. French fram forward, ON frama to further, advance, get on with.]

Style; adorn; prepare; make ready for use.

frank, adj. [OFr < med. L. francus, free.]

Open; undisguised.

Frankfort, proper n. [Frankenfurt, ford of the Franks on the River Main.]

German city; center of tobacco trade; European metropolis famous for industry, commerce and finance; [fig.] Germanic; Teutonic.

frantic, adj. [OFr < L. < Gk phrenitike, affected with delirium.]

Wild; distracted; outrageous; raving.