frank hearted ness (frangk hartednes)

The state or quality of having a frank or candid disposition. Craig. Frankify (frang'ki-fi), v. t.; pret. and pp. Frank ified, ppr. Frankifying. [ As for Frankifying their own names, the Greeks do it worse than we do. Lord Strang ford , Letters, p. 150. frankincense (frangk'in-sens), n. [Formerly also frankincence; frankincence ; frank in cens , franken sence, franc encens, franc us and OF. franc: see frank2 and incense.] 1. An aro Bos well i a , much used from ancient times, es matic gum resin yielded by trees of the genus pecially for burning as incense in religious observances. See olibanum. Also called gum thus. Whan the i wil schryven hem, the i taken fyre, and sette it besyde hem and casten therin poudre of franc encens, Manderille, Travels, p. 120. The priest shall burn. all the frankincense thereof: it is an offering made by fire unto the Lord. Lev. ii. 16. The tree which beareth frankincence hath a trunk or body writhen about, and putteth forth boughs and Holland, tr. Pliny, xii. 14. branches, like for all the world to the maple of Pontus. Hence-2. Some other resin resembling olibanum in any way. The common frankincense of druggists is the concrete turpentine which collects upon the trunks of the pines in the turpentine-lands of the southern United States. It is a semi-opaque pale-yellow resin, and is used in the composition of plasters. A similar resin from the Pinus Tæda was formerly used in the churches of Europe as a substitute for olibanum.