Definition of frame

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Frame (v. i.) To shape; to arrange, as the organs of speech..

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Stretcher :: Stretcher (n.) A litter, or frame, for carrying disabled, wounded, or dead persons..
Stretching :: Stretcher (n.) The frame upon which canvas is stretched for a painting.
Framework :: Framework (n.) The work of framing, or the completed work; the frame or constructional part of anything; as, the framework of society..
Gridiron :: Gridiron (n.) An openwork frame on which vessels are placed for examination, cleaning, and repairs..
Stick :: Stick (v. t.) A composing stick. See under Composing. It is usually a frame of metal, but for posters, handbills, etc., one made of wood is used..
Rickstand :: Rickstand (n.) A flooring or framework on which a rick is made.
Coracle :: Coracle (n.) A boat made by covering a wicker frame with leather or oilcloth. It was used by the ancient Britons, and is still used by fisherman in Wales and some parts of Ireland. Also, a similar boat used in Thibet and in Egypt..
Oueen-post :: Oueen-post (n.) One of two suspending posts in a roof truss, or other framed truss of similar form. See King-post..
Inframedian :: Inframedian (a.) Of or pertaining to the interval or zone along the sea bottom, at the depth of between fifty and one hundred fathoms..
Noctograph :: Noctograph (n.) A kind of writing frame for the blind.
Stringhalt :: Stringer (n.) A long horizontal timber to connect uprights in a frame, or to support a floor or the like..
Whip :: Whip (v. t.) One of the arms or frames of a windmill, on which the sails are spread..
Predella :: Predella (n.) The step, or raised secondary part, of an altar; a superaltar; hence, in Italian painting, a band or frieze of several pictures running along the front of a superaltar, or forming a border or frame at the foot of an altarpiece..
Couple-close :: Couple-close (n.) A pair of rafters framed together with a tie fixed at their feet, or with a collar beam..
Flashing :: Flashing (n.) Pieces of metal, built into the joints of a wall, so as to lap over the edge of the gutters or to cover the edge of the roofing; also, similar pieces used to cover the valleys of roofs of slate, shingles, or the like. By extension, the metal covering of ridges and hips of roofs; also, in the United States, the protecting of angles and breaks in walls of frame houses with waterproof material, tarred paper, or the like. Cf. Filleting..
Waterfall :: Waterfall (n.) An arrangement of a woman's back hair over a cushion or frame in some resemblance to a waterfall.
Doorcase :: Doorcase (n.) The surrounding frame into which a door shuts.
Horse :: Horse (n.) A frame of timber, shaped like a horse, on which soldiers were made to ride for punishment..
Granulose :: Granulose (n.) The main constituent of the starch grain or granule, in distinction from the framework of cellulose. Unlike cellulose, it is colored blue by iodine, and is converted into dextrin and sugar by boiling acids and amylolytic ferments..
Buckboard :: Buckboard (n.) A four-wheeled vehicle, having a long elastic board or frame resting on the bolsters or axletrees, and a seat or seats placed transversely upon it; -- called also buck wagon..
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