Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Lexicon: frontier – fruition
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frontier, n. [OFr frontier, front.]
Border; confine; extreme part of a country; farthest region.
frost (-s), n. [OE.]
- Light covering of frozen, condensed water.
- Temperature and weather conditions under which frost flourishes, winter.
- Personification of coldness.
- Signs of old age.
- Personification of Death.
- Cold cruelty of human behavior or temperament.
frown (-s), n. [OFr.]
Expression of displeasure.
frown, v. [see frown, n.]
- Manifest displeasure.
- Present a dark or gloomy aspect.
frozen, verbal adj. [OE.]
fructify (-ied), v. [L. fructificare.]
Made to bear fruit.
frugal, adj. [L.]
- Economical; judicious in use of resources.
- Little cost; cheap.
frugality, n. [see frugal, adj.]
Economy; thriftiness; judicious use of resources.
fruit, n. [L. fructus.]
Forbidden act; evil deed.
fruition, n. [L. fruor, to enjoy.]
Act of enjoying, pleasure arising from possession.