Emily Dickinson Lexicon

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.

1. Spotted; having small spots on the skin.
2. Sprinkled; dappled.

free, adj. [OE.]

1. Being at liberty; not being under necessity or restraint; physical of moral [Webplay on liberty < Take not my liberty.]
2. Not weighed down; not under compulsion or control.
3. 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.

1. Without restraint; without scruple or reserve.
2. Without cost.

freeze (-ing, froze, frozen), v. [Sp.]

1. Chill; be cold; shiver with cold; die by means of cold; become hard or rigid as a result of cold.
2. Be stiff; be in shock.

freezing, verbal adj. [OE] (webplay: chill).

1. Dying from cold.
2. Ceasing motion; motionless on account of fear.