| Frank (frank) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Frank |
| [OF. franc.] |
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To shut up in a frank
or sty; to pen up; hence, to cram; to fatten.
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The
common heron; -- so called from its note.
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| Frank (frank) |
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| a. | (?) |
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| Frank |
| [Compar
Franker (?); superl. Frankest.] [F.
franc free, frank, L. Francus a Frank, fr. OHG.
Franko the name of a Germanic people on the Rhine, who
afterward founded the French mona |
Unbounded by restrictions, limitations, etc.;
free.
Free in uttering one's real sentiments;
not reserved; using no disguise; candid; ingenuous; as, a
frank nature, conversation, manner, etc.
Liberal; generous; profuse.
Unrestrained; loose; licentious; -- used
in a bad sense.
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| Frank (frank) |
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| v. t. | (?) |
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| Frank |
| [imp. *** p.
p. Franked (?)] p. pr. *** vb. n.
Franking.] |
To send by public
conveyance free of expense.
To extempt from charge for postage, as a
letter, package, or packet, etc.
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The privilege of sending letters or other
mail matter, free of postage, or without charge] also, the sign,
mark, or signature denoting that a letter or other mail matter is to
free of postage.
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A member of one of the German tribes that in
the fifth century overran and conquered Gaul, and established the
kingdom of France.
A native or inhabitant of Western Europe;
a European; -- a term used in the Levant.
A French coin. See Franc.
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