frache

[Etym. doubtful; cf. Norm. Fr. frache =freight.] A shallow iron pan to hold gla -ware while being annealed in a leer. *frăç-id, a. [Lat. fracidus mellow, soft.] 1. Ord . Lang.: Over-ripe; rotten from over-ripe ne . 2. Bot .: Pasty, between fleshy and pulpy. frăck, a . [A. S. frec bold, rash; Sw. frach = bold, impudent; Icel. frekr =voracious; Dan. fræk =audacious; Ger. frech = saucy; O. H. Ger. freh greedy.FREAK. 1. Ready; eager; forward. 2. Stout in body. 3. Stout, firm in mind. *fract, v . t . [Lat. fractus , pa. par. of frango =to break.] To break; to violate; to infringe.