Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Lexicon: Frankfort – freezing
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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.
fraud, n. [OFr < L. fraus, deceit, injury.]
Deceit; deception; trick.
freckled, adj.
- Spotted; having small spots on the skin.
- Sprinkled; dappled.
free, adj. [OE.]
- Being at liberty; not being under necessity or restraint; physical of moral [Webplay on liberty < Take not my liberty.]
- Not weighed down; not under compulsion or control.
- Not gained by importunity or purchase; gratuitous.
freedom, n. [OE.]
Liberty; release from slavery; end of servitude; state of exemption from the control of another.
freedom, n. [see free, adj.]
Condition exempt from control or restraint.
freely, adv.
- Without restraint; without scruple or reserve.
- Without cost.
freeze (-ing, froze, frozen), v. [Sp.]
- Chill; be cold; shiver with cold; die by means of cold; become hard or rigid as a result of cold.
- Be stiff; be in shock.
freezing, verbal adj. [OE] (webplay: chill).
- Dying from cold.
- Ceasing motion; motionless on account of fear.