Frame

frām, v.t. to form: to shape: to construct by fitting the parts to each other: to plan, adjust, or adapt to an end: to contrive or devise: to constitute: to put a frame or border round, as a picture: to put into a frame: ( Spens. ) to support.— v.i. ( dial. ) to move: ( B. ) to contrive.— n. the form: a putting together of parts: a case made to enclose or support anything: the skeleton of anything: state of mind: in gardening, a movable structure used for the cultivation or the sheltering of plants, as a 'forcing-frame,' 'cucumber-frame,' .: ( Shak. ) the act of devising.— ns. Frame′-bridge , a bridge constructed of pieces of timber framed together; Frame′-house , a house consisting of a skeleton of timber, with boards or shingles laid on; Frame′-mak′er , a maker of frames for pictures; Fram′er , he who forms or constructs: one who makes frames for pictures, .; Frame′-saw , a thin saw stretched in a frame for greater rigidity; Frame′work , the work that forms the frame: the skeleton or outline of anything; Fram′ing , the act of constructing: a frame or setting. [A.S. framian , to be helpful, fram , forward.]