frock coat (frokkot)

A body-coat, usually double-breasted and with a full skirt, worn by men: opposed to sack - coat, which has no skirt, and to cutaway, with short and tapering skirt. See coat2, 2. The men wore breeches and long boots, and frock -coats with large metal buttons. Long fellow , Hyper i on, iv. 5. frocking (frok'ing), n. [ frock1 + -ing1 .] A fabric suitable for making frocks; specifically, coarse jean or other material used for smock frocks. My question was answered by a queer-looking old man, chiefly remarkable for a pair of enormous cowhide boots, or at the point of a switch from a line to a siding or to another line. When used at a cro ing to unite the rails, it is called a cro - frog . frog3 (frog), n. [Appar. another use of frog2 or frog1. Hardly connected with frog , var. of frock1 .] 1. A fastening for the front of a coat or any similar garment, often made ornamental by the use of embroidery or braiding, and con- sisting generally of a spindle-shaped button, attached by a cord, and corresponding with a loop on the opposite side of the garment. A pair of frogs fixed on opposite sides of a coat may allow of but- toning it either way, or of securing both sides at once. Gentlemen in military frogs - there are no longer any military frogs - swaggered in taverns, clubs, and in the streets. W. Besant, Fifty Years Ago, p. 112. 2. The loop of the scabbard of a bayonet or sword. frogt, n. [ME., also frogge ; var. of frok , frokke , frock: see frock1 .] Same as frock1 . frogbit (frogʻbit), n. 1. The Hydro char is Mor- sus-rana, a floating aquatic plant of Europe, with round-reniform leaves and white flowers. -2. The Limnobium Spongia , a very similar plant of the United States. Also frog's - bit . frog-clock (frog'klok), n . A froghopper. Da- IMG:content-1877.png:[blocks in formation] frog-fishing (frog'fishing), n. The act or practice of fishing for frogs with hook, line, and rod; frogging. The lure or bait, if any is used, is generally a bit of red flannel. A common method of catching frogs is to drop the hook in front of the animal in such a way that when pulled suddenly backward it will catch him in the throat. frog-fly (frog'fli), n. Same as froghopper . frogfoot (frog'fut), n. 11. A name given by the early herbalists to the vervain.-2. The plant duckmeat, a species of Lemna . mented or fastened with frogs, as a coat. City clerks in frogged coats. Bulwer , Pelham, xii. The bronze statue of Lamartine... is the principal monument of the place, representing the poet in a froggery (frog'er-i), n.; pl. froggeries (-iz). [ IMG:content-1878.png:[blocks in formation] tom us , translating the adjective batrachostomous derived from the generic name. frog-plate (frog'plāt), n. An acce ory to the compound microscope by which the web of a frog's foot can be exposed on the stage in order to show the circulation of the blood. frog's-bit (frogz'bit), n. Same as frogbit , 2. frog-shell (frog's hel), n. A shell of the genus Coryat , Crudities, I. 138. Yet gnats have had, and frogs and mice, long since, Their eulogy; those sang the Mantuan bard, And these the Grecian, in ennobling strains. Fortnightly Rev., N. S., XLIII. 242. frogging1 (frog'ing), n. [Verbal n. of frog1 , v .] Fishing for frogs. See frog - fishing . And, when you are in a permanent camp, and fishing is very poor, try frogging . G. W. Sears, Woodcraft. queer, stumpy little fellow with spikes all over the top of its head and back. T. Roosevelt , Hunting Trips, p. 205. IMG:content-1879.png:[blocks in formation] frog-gra (frog'grås), n. A species of gla - wort, Salicornia herbacea , a succulent plant growing in miry places near the sea. froggyl (frog'i), a . [ frog1 + -y1.] 1. Hav- ing or abounding in frogs.-2. Frog-like; frog- gish. froggy2 (frog'i), n.; pl. froggies (-iz). [ frog1 +-y2.] A diminutive of frog1 : often applied, as slang, familiarly to French men, from their reputed habit of eating frogs. froghood (frog'hud), n . [ frog1 + -hood .] Qual- ity or standing as a frog. [Humorous.] The mouse, averse to be o'erpower'd, Gave him the lie, and call'd him coward; Too hard for any frog's digestion, froghopper (frog'hop"er), п . A homopterous insect of the family Cercopid a , so called from froise. Poor Robin (1715). frolic (frol'ik), a. and n. [Formerly frolick (and, after G., froelick ); vrolick , D. vrolijk (= G. fröhlich ), frolic, merry, joyful, gay, vroo = OS. frā = OFries. fro = MLG. vrò = OHG. frao, frō ( fraw- ), MHG. vrō (vrow-, vrouw- ), G. froh (> Dan. fro ), glad, joyous, gay, cheerful (?= Icel. frar , swift), + -lick , -lijk , = E. -ly1. Cf. frow2.] I. a. Gay; merry; sport- ive; full of mirth or pranks. And let us (nobler Nymphs) upon the midday side Be frolic with the best. Drayton, Polyolbion, i. 173. Jun. Tell me how thou dost, sweet ingle. Val . Faith, Juniper, the better to see thee thus froelich . B. Jonson, Case is Altered, i. 1. Some Spirit of the Air has waked thy string! 'Tis now a seraph bold, with touch of fire, 'Tis now the brush of Fairy's frolic wing. Scott , L. of the L., Epil. My mariners, IMG:content-1880.png:[blocks in formation] frolic 2. A scene of gaiety and mirth, as in dancing or play; a merrymaking. Before you go to Sea, I intend to wait on you, and give you a Frolic . Howell, Letters, I. vi. 21. 3t. A plaything or an ornament. Apples were dedicated unto her [Venus), and her image commonly made with such fruit as a frolick in her hand. Fuller, Pisgah Sight, IV. vii. 40. =Syn. Gambol, escapade. frolic (frol'ik), v. i.; pret. and pp. frolicked, ppr. frolicking. [ If death were nigh, he would not frolic thus. Marlowe , Faustus, v. 11. And many a gambol frolick'd o'er the ground; And sleights of art and feats of strength went round. Goldsmith, Des. Vil., 1. 21. Tennyson, The Sea-Fairies. Hither, come hither and frolic and play. We found a crowd of persons frolicking around the fountain, in the light of a number of torches on poles planted in the ground. B. Taylor , Lands of the Saracen, p. 258. frolicful (frol'ik-ful), a. [ frolic , n., + -ful .] Frolicsome. Craig . [Rare.] frolicky (frol'ik-i), a. [ There is nothing striking in any of these characters; yet may we, at a pinch, make a good frolicky half-day with them. Richardson, Clari a Harlowe, V. 348. froliclyt (frol'ik-li), adv . [ frolic , a ., + -ly2.] In a frolicsome manner; with mirth and gaiety; gaily; merrily; sportively. IMG:content-1881.png:[blocks in formation] Mirth, jollity, frolickne of youth, as you call them. Good win, Works, V. 199. frolicsome (frol'ik-sum), a. [Formerly also fro lick some, -som; frolic + -some.] Full of gaiety and mirth; given to pranks; sportive. Now, as fame does report, a young duke keeps court, One that pleases his fancy with fro lick some sport. The Frolicsome Duke (Percy's Reliques, p. 136). Besides what Rum we sold by the Gallon or Ferkin, we sold it made into Punch, wherewith they grew Frolick Dampier , Voyages, II. ii. 18. som. The bleating sheep and fro lick some calves sported about the verdant ridge, where now the Broadway loungers take their morning stroll. Irving, Knickerbocker, p. 160. She was not more lovely than full of glee: all light and smiles, and fro lick some as the young fawn. Poe , Tales, I. 368. =Syn. Gay, frisky, lively, playful, coltish. frolicsomely (frol'ik-sum-li), adv . In a frolicsome manner; with wild gaiety. Johnson. frolicsomene (frol'ik-sum-nes), n. The quality of being frolicsome; gaiety; wild pranks. Bailey . from (from, from), prep. and adv. [ The chaffe is take from the corne. Gower, Conf. Amant., Prol. Sandys , Travailes, p. 98. The santon rushed from the royal presence, and descending into the city, hurried through its streets and squares with frantic gesticulations. Irving , Granada, p. 23. [Sometimes used absolutely, in the sense of distant, absent, or coming from: as, a visitor from the city. Then cull they the bad from the good. They haue also certaine Altar stones they call Pawcorances, but these stand from their Temples. Capt. John Smith, Works, I. 140. 2387 When I am from him, I am dead till I be with him. Sir T. Browne, Religio Medici, ii. 6. Wretched when from thee, vex'd when nigh, I with thee, or without thee, die. Prior, Lady's Looking-Gla .] (b) As regards time, or succe ion in a series or in logical connection: noting the point of departure or reckoning: as, he was studious from his childhood; from that time onward. To my protection from this hour I take you. Fletcher, Wife for a Month, i. 1. We are thieves from our cradles, and will die so. Beau , and Fl . , Thierry and Theodoret, v. 1. I have determin'd to lay up as the best treasure, and solace of a good old age, if God voutsafe it me, the honest liberty of free speech from my youth. Milton , Church-Government, ii., Pref. Some few, whose lamp shone brighter, have been led From cause to cause, to Nature's secret head. Dryden, Religio Laici, 1. 13. God loves from whole to parts; but human soul Must rise from individual to the whole. Pope , E ay on Man, iv. 361. From that disastrous hour, religion wore a new aspect in this unhappy country. Pre scott , Ferd. and Isa., ii. 7. (c) As regards idea, aim, or purpose: as, such a result was far from my intention; this is aside from our object. Anything so overdone is from [that is, aside, apart, or away from] the purpose of playing. Shak., Hamlet, iii. 2. Ensenore a Saluage, father to Pemi apan, the best friend we had after the death of Granganimeo, when I was in those Discoueries, could not prevaile any thing with the King from destroying vs. Quoted in Capt . John Smith's Works, I. 90. Sir T. Browne, Religio Medici, i. 3. We have reformed from them, not against them. (d) As regards state, condition, or effect: as, I am far from believing it; he is far from rich (that is, from being rich); he is a long way from being an atheist. For heavenly minds from such distempers foul Are ever clear. Milton , P. L., iv. 118. Now I am come From having found their walks, to find their home. Donne, To the Counte of Salisbury. Their minds at leisure from the cares of this life, and their bodies adorned with the best attire they can bestow on them. Steele , Tatler, No. 211. What the Austrian pride had driven him [the King of Sardinia] to, the Spanish pride drove him from . Walpole , Letters, II. 10. from ward (c) As regards a principal receptacle or place of deposit: as, to draw money from the bank; coal is dug from mines. A you sand favours from a maund she drew Of amber, crystal, and of beaded jet. Shak ., Lover's Complaint, 1. 36. The blades were of Damascus, bearing texts from the Koran, or martial and amorous mottoes. Irving , Granada, p. 6. (d) As regards a whole or ma of which a part is taken or considered. (e) As regards state or condition: as, to start from sleep; to go from bad to worse. The whole region, from a naked and desolate prospect, began now to look like a second Paradise. Add is on , Hilpah and Shalum. Starting from sleep, the soldiers were intercepted and cut down as they rushed from their quarters. Irving, Granada, p. 21. 3. Out of the charge, custody, or po e ion of: as, his office or the seal was taken from him. If you will needs take it, I cannot with modesty give it from you. B. Jonson, Poetaster, v. 1. There were also a great number of such as were locked up from their estates, and others who concealed their titles. Steele, Tatler, No. 127. 4. In consequence of; on account or by reason of; on the strength or by aid of; as a result of; through: as, to act from a sense of duty, or from nece ity; the conclusion from these facts is evident; to argue from false premises; from what I hear, I think he is guilty. For what I now do is not out of spleen, As he pretends, but from remorse of conscience. Fletcher , Spanish Curate, iii. 3. By this means the beneficent spirit works in a man from the convictions of reason, not from the impulses of pa ion. Steele , Spectator, No. 346. Several tents, a quantity of provisions, and a few pieces of artillery were left upon the spot, from the want of horses and mules to carry them off. Irving , Granada, p. 72. This very rare British plant, which is remarkable from producing seeds without the aid of insects. (e) As regards direction: away from. The next question is, whether it be a thing allowable or no that the minister should say service in the chancel, or turn his face at any time from the people. Hooker, Eccles. Polity, v. 30. Why speak'st thou from me [with averted face]? thy pleas'd eyes send forth Beams brighter than the star that ushers day. Beau, and Fl., Knight of Malta, i. 1. (1) As regards point of view out of; off. He that endures for what his conscience knows Not to be ill, doth from a patience high Look only on the cause whereto he owes Those sufferings, not on his misery. Daniel, To Henry Wriothesly. God from the mount of Sinai. will himself, In thunder, lightning, and loud trumpets' sound, Ordain them laws. Milton , P. L., xii. 227. The Moors fought valiantly in their streets, from their windows, and from the tops of their houses. Irving, Granada, p. 35. 2. Out of: expre ing derivation, withdrawal, or abstraction. (a) As regards source or origin: as, light emanates from the sun; the Greek alphabet was derived from the Phenic i an; illustrations drawn from nature. So from the root Springs lighter the green stalk; from thence the leaves More aery. Milton , P. L., v. 479. You are good, but from a nobler cause; From your own knowledge, not from nature's laws. etc., such phrases being used as unitary adverbs or prepositions, as in ' from beyond Jordan,' ' from out of the bowels of the earth.' From forth, from off, from out, etc., are usually transpositions: as, " from forth (forth from) his bridal bower" ( Pope, Ody ey); warned from off (off from) the land. Sudden partings, such as pre The life from out young hearts. Byron, Childe Harold, iii. 24. From hence, from thence, from whence are pleonastic, 'from' being implied in the adverb; but they have long been in good use. In this Contree is the Cytee of Araym, where Abrahames Fadree duelled, and from whens Abraham departed, be Comm an dement of the Aungelle. Mandeville, Travels, p. 43. And he went up from thence unto Beth-el. 2 Ki. ii. 23. Within the gentle closure of my breast, From whence at pleasure thou mayest come and part. Shak., Sonnets, xlviii. From hence your memory death cannot take. Shak., Sonnets, lxxxi.] From this out, henceforth; from this time forward: as, he has decided to give up smoking from this out. [Col loq.] To break from, to break off from. See break. II.t adv. Forth; out; fro. fromwardt (from' wärd), a. [ from ward , from mard, framward , adj., adv., and prep., but found as adj. only in the form trommard (Ancren Riwle), averse, from we ard , a., about to depart (opposed to tōweard , about to come, future, toward), from , fram , from, + -weard , -ward. Cf. froward , a doublet.] Turned away; It must appear that you receive law from , and not give it to, your company, to make you agreeable. Steele , Spectator, No. 386. From labour health, from health contentment springs. Beattie, Minstrel, i. land are generally derived from the Church of Rome? Is there any doubt that the orders of the Church of Eng Macaulay, Gladstone on Church and State. (b) As regards occupation, relation, or situation: as, to retire from office or from busine ; to return from a journey; to withdraw from society. He is of late much retired from court; and is le frequent to his princely exercises. Shak., W. T., iv. 1. I'll not over the threshold till my lord return from the Shak., Cor., i. 3. Six frozen winters spent, Return with welcome home from banishment. Dryden, tr. of Ovid. wars. Fresh from war's alarms, My Hercules, my Roman Antony, My mailed Bacchus leapt into my arms. Tennyson, Fair Women. fromwardt (from'wärd), adv. and prep. [I. adv. II. prep . From; away from: opposed to to ward. The wind wende forth riht framward than strande into this sen londe. Layamon, I. 401. As cheerfully going towards, as Pyrocles went frowardly from ward his death, he was delivered to the king. Sir P. Sidney , Arcadia, ii. The Lark, which ever flies from ward her nest, when she sees anybody eyes her. Cotgrave. The horizontal needle is continually varying towards east and west; and so the dipping or inclining needle is varying up and down, towards or from wards the zenith. Cheyne. frond (frond), IMG:content-1882.png:[blocks in formation] = front Corn hill and Grace church Street had dre ed their fronts in scarlet and crimson, in arras and tapestry, and the rich carpet-work from Persia and the East. Froude , Sketches, p. 174. fern. (b) Now, specifically, a leaf of a fern or other cryptogam, the thallus of a lichen, or any other leaf-like expansion which includes both stem and foliage, as the disk of Lemna. -2. In zool., the foliaceous or leaf-like expansion of certain animal organisms, as of various polyzoans and actinozoans, which resemble plants in the mode of growth of the polyp stock.