I return 
But barren crops of early protestations, 
Friat-liillni in the Spriiis: of fruitless hopes. 
/',,/,/. I'erkiii Warbeck, iv. :>. 
You could not in a "lav measure tlie tiTits on so inueh as 
one side of ufrMt-uitten apple. Jliutin, Elem. of Drawing. 
: frost-valve (frost'valv), . A device for cles 
2. To expose to the effect of frost or of a frosty ing a hvill . ant or other exposed water-pipe 
atmosphere. [Kare.] prevent freezing. The closing of the main val 
My wife up and with .Mrs. Pen to walk in the fluids to 
frot-biti themselves. I'epys, Diary. 
frost-bite 
times the fog is observed lying close on the 
water in eddying wrenllis. 
The brig and the ice round her are covered by a strange 
black obscurity ; it is Owfrott-imote of arctic winters. 
Kane. 
A device for clear- 
to 
preventfreezing. The closing of the main valve 
opens a supplementary valve (the frost-valve), 
which allows the surplus water to escape. 
frost-blite (frost'bllt), . A name given to frostweed (frost'wed), n. A common name in 
plants of the genus A/ri/ili-j: the United States for the Ili'linntlii-miini I'niia- 
frost-bound (frdst'bound), a. Bound or con- dense, or rock-rose : so called from the crystals 
fined by frost. of ice which shoot from the bursting bark 
toward the base of the stem during freezing 
in autumn. It has been used in medi- 
cine as a bitter and an astringent. Also called 
frost-butterflies (trdsf but'er-fliz), n. pi. Ge- frottwort. froth" (froth), v. 'H'ME.'frothen; = Sw. frad- 
ometrid moths which lay their eggs late m the frostwork (frost' werk), . The beautiful cov- _ Dan f raa( j e v . ; from the noun. Cf. AS. 
fall, as species of the family I'hytoinetridte. ering of hoar frost deposited on shrubs or other 
frosted (fros'ted), />. a. 1. Covered with frost objects, and with the finest effects on windows, 
or with something resembling it : as, frosted frostwort (frpst'wert), n. Same as frostweed. 
cake. See frosting. 2. Having the surface frosty (fros'ti), a. [< ME. frosty (= D. vorstig 
roughened or unpolished ; in decorated metal- = MLG. vrostich = OHG.frostag, MHG. vrostec, 
" Sw. frostig), < AS. 
So stood the brittle prodigy [an ice palace] ; though smooth toward tl 
And slipp'ry the materials, yetfruxtlxiund weather i 
Firm as a rock. Cowper, Task, v. 155. 
frothy 
?p. *frothen, only in coinp. d-fre6than, froth.] 
. The collection of bubbles caused in a liquid 
by fermentation or agitation ; spume ; foam. 
Now the ship boring tin- moon nithher main- mast ; and 
anon swollowed with jest anil froth. Hhuk.. \\. '!'., iii. 3. 
Surj:iim w;ivr* ; ( ^ainst a snlid i k. 
Though all to shivers dash d, the assault renew 
(Vain battery !), and in truth or bubbles end. 
Millini, ]'. K., iv. 20. 
2. Any foamy matter, as the foam at the mouth 
or on the sides of an over-driven horse. 3. 
Something comparable to froth, as being light, 
unsubstantial, or evanescent. 
Drunke with/rofAesof pleasure. Stirling, Darius(cho.). 
What win I, if I gain the thing I seek? 
A dream, a breath, & froth of fleeting joy. 
Shak., Lucreee, 1. 212. 
Froth Of blood. Sec foimr of Mood, under blood. 
work, ornamented by means of a roughened vrostic, G. frostig = ODan. 
surface, whether engraved or produced by fyrstig ("frostig in Somner, 
acid or by the application of a punch or die: ' * *"'- * *-* ' e -~ 
"a-freothanj\., under froth, n.] I. intrans. To 
foam ; give out spume, foam, or foam-like mat- 
ter. 
As wilde boores gonne they to smyte, 
That/rotAen whit as foom for ire wooil (furious rage]. 
Chaucer, Knight's Tale. 
He frothith, or vometh, and betith togidere with teeth. 
Wyclif, Mark ix. 17 (Oxf.). 
The wretch . . . 
In fumes of burning chocolate shall glow, 
And tremble at the sea that/ro(As below ! 
Pope, R. of theL.,ii. 136. 
II. trans. 1. To cause to foam, as beer ; cause 
froth to rise on the top of. 
Fill me a thousand pots, and froth 'em, froth 'em. 
Fletcher, Pilgrim, iii. 7. 
The Wine visa froth'd out by the Hand of mine Host. 
Prior, Down-Hall, St. 30. 
He froth'd his bumpers to the brim. 
Tennyson, Death of the Old Year. 
2. To emit or discharge as froth ; hence, to vent 
or give expression to, as what is unsubstantial 
or worthless: sometimes with out. 
Is your spleen froth'd out, or have ye more? 
Tennyson, Merlin and Vivien. 
3. To cover with froth: as, "the horse froths 
,m.^..i, m u u . his bit," Southey. 
Shak., Venus and Adonis, 1. 36. frothery (froth'er-i), n. [< froth + -cry.] Mere 
What a/rosty-spirited rogue is this ! froth or triviality ; display of useless or trifling 
" " things. [Rare.] 
" All nations " crowding to us with their so-called in- 
dustry or ostentatious frothery. 
Fortnightly Rev., N. S., XLI. 841. 
froth-fly (froth'fli), n. Same as frogliopper. 
Shak., 2 Hen. VI., v. 1. frothily (froth'i-li), adv. 1. In a frothy man- 
5. Specifically, in entom., glistening like hoar ner; with foamorspume. 2. Emptily; word- 
" ily. Bailey, 1727. 
frothiness (froth'i-nes), n. 1. The state or 
quality of being frothy. 2. Wordiness; ver- 
bosity without sense or serious import. 
not authenticated) 
(cf. forsitic, frosty), < forst, frost, frost: see 
frost.] 1. Attended with or producing frost; 
so cold as to congeal water : as, frosty weather. 
His eyghen twynkeled in his heed aright, 
As don the sterres in the frosty night. 
Chaucer, Gen. Prol. to C. T., 1. 268. 
And nowe the frosty Night 
Her mantle black through heaven gan overhaile. 
Spenser, Shep. Cal., January. 
Therefore my age is as a lusty winter, 
Frosty, but kindly. Shak., As you Like it, ii. 3. 
2. Affected or injured by frost ; containing or 
penetrated by frost ; frozen ; cold ; dull. 
The noise of frosty woodlands, when they shiver in Janu- 
ary. Tennyson, Boadicea. 
3. Figuratively, chill; chilling; with out warmth, 
as of spirits, affection, or courage ; tending to 
repel; discouraging; depressing. 
She red and hot as coals of glowing fire, 
He red for shame, but frosty in desire. 
said especially of any material which is white 
or nearly so when so'treated: as, frosted glass, 
frosted silver, etc. 
When the dead or frosted parts are quite dry, the pol- 
ished parts are carefully cleaned with powder. 
Workshop Jieceipts, 2d ser., p. 130. 
3. In entom., covered with glistening or white 
specks, scales, or hairs, giving an appearance 
like hoar frost : as, the wings of a moth frosted 
at the tip. 4. In ornith., having the plumage 
hoary or silvery, as if covered with frost: as, 
the frosted poorwill (a variety of Phalcenopti- 
lus nuttalli found in southwestern parts of the 
United States) Frosted work, in arch., a kind of 
ornamental rusticated work, having an appearance like 
that of hoar frost upon plants. 
frost-fish (frost'fish), n. 1. The tomcod, Ifi- 
crogadus tomcodus : so called from its appear- 
ance in the fall, as frost sets in. See cut under 
Microgadits. 2. The scabbard-fish, Lepidopus 
argenteus. 
frostily (fr6s'ti-li), adv. 1. In a frosty man- 
ner; with frost or excessive cold. 2. With- 
out warmth of affection ; coldly. 
Courtling, I rather thou shouldst utterly 
Dispraise my work than praise it frostily. 
B. Jonson, To a Censorious Courtling. 
frostiness (fros'ti-nes), n. The state or quality 
of being frosty ; freezing cold. 
frosting (fros'ting), n. [Verbal n. of frost, v.] 
1. A composition generally made of confec- 
tioners' sugar mixed with whites of eggs, used frnt . rt rn t\ A variant of frote 
cover cake etc so called from its white lro "H trot ;> * A variant OI jroie. Should I testify to such a one s face of the vanity of his 
^ ' O A t 1 * frotted a jerkin for a new-revenued gentleman yielded conversation, and the profaneuess and frothiness of his 
frosty appearance. *. A (lead or lusteriess me t nreeacore crowns but this morning, and the same discourse, I should disoblige him forever, 
surface on metal, or a similar surface on any titillation. B. Jomon, Cynthia's Revels, v. 2. South, Works, VIII. ix. 
material, produced by etching or engraving, or f ro t et> . [< ME. froten, < OF. froter, frotter, frothing (frdth'ing), w. [Verbal n. of froth, v.] 
by a punch or die. it is sometimes produced on parts ru ^ chafe, fret, or grate together, F. frotter, 1 . The act of rising in froth ; the act of emit- 
Tn-nli fnr aw. *frnitf.r. "frfitfr F. dial, fre.tter. ting froth, in any sense of that word. 
When alcohol is mixed with a superficially viscous li- 
quid, it neutralises its relative superficial viscosity, and 
A. Daniell, Prin. of Physics, p. 247. 
2. Frothiness; verbosity. 
All our disputings and hard speeches are the frothing of 
our ignorance, maddened by our pride. 
Bushnell, Sermons for New Life, p. 161. 
froth-insect (fr6th'in*sekt), n. Same as frog- 
hopper. 
frothless (froth'les), a. [< froth + -less.] Free 
from froth. 
froth-spit (froth ' spit), n. Same as cuckoo- 
Shak., 1 Hen. IV., ii. 3. 
4. Resembling hoar frost ; white ; gray. 
0, where Is faith? O, where is loyalty? 
If it be banish'd from the frosty head, 
Where shall it find a harbour in the earth ? 
frost: an appearance generally due to minute 
white hairs. 
When seen laterally the surface appears frosty white. 
Packard. 
3. A material used for decorative work, as 
, hackle, = Pr. fretar = It. frettare, rub 
. maera use or ecorave wor, , , . . 
signs, etc., made from coarsely powdered thin (Sp. /rotor, flotar, appar < F.), < L as if "/He- 
- 
flakes of glass : commonly in the plural, 
frostless (frost'les), a. [< frost + -less.] 
from frost or severe cold. 
Free 
tare, < frtetus, 
of frieare, rub : see fric- 
, pp. o 
tion. Cf.fret*.] I. trans. 1. To rub; wipe. 
Did you ever see such a frostless winter? 
Swift, Journal to Stella. 
frost-line (frost'Hn), n. The limit of frost or 
freezing cold (modeled after snow-line). 
Content to let the north-wind roar . . . 
While the red logs before us beat 
The frogt -line back with tropic heat. 
Whittier, Snow-Bound. 
frost-mist (fr6st'mist), n. A mist of ice-nee- 
dles precipitated from the vapor in the atmo- 
sphere in frosty weather. 
frost-nail (frost'nal), n. A nail driven into a 
horseshoe to prevent the horse from slipping 
on ice. 
frost-nailed (frost'nald), a. Protected against 
slipping by frost-nails, as a horse. 
la such slippery ice-pavements, men had need 
' ail'd well, they may break their necks else. 
Webster, Duchess of Main, v. 2. 
To be frost-nail'd well, 
Who rubbith now, whofroteth now his lippes 
With dust, with sand, with straw, with cloth, with chippes, 
But Absolon? Chaucer, Miller's Tale, 1. 559. 
Thou shalt breke eeris of corn, and frote togidere with 
the bond. Wyclif, Deut. xxiii. 25 (Purv.). 
2. To stroke ; caress. 
The Ihord him [to the little hound] maketh uayr chiere, 
and him froteth. Ayenbite of Iniinjt (E. E. T. S.), p. 155. 
Hee raught forthe his right hand, & his rigge [his (the 
steed's) back] frotus, 
And coies hyra as he can with his clene handes. 
Aliimunder of Macedoine (E. E. T. S.), 1. 1174. hopper. 
She tufts her hair, she frotes her face, frothy (froth'i), a. 
She idle loves to be. 
Kendall, Flowers of Epigrams (1577). 
II. intrans. To grate; sound harsh or rough : 
used of speech. 
Al the longage of the Northhumbres, and specialliche 
at York, is so scharp, slitting, and frotynae, and unshape, 
that we southerne men may that longage unnethe [hard- 
ly] understonde. 
Treoisa, tr. of Higden's Polychronicon, IT. 163. 
frost-nipped (frost'nipt), a. Nipped or bitten froterert (fro'ter-er), . One who frotes or rubs 
by frost ; blighted by extreme cold. another. 
frostroot (frost'rot), n. The common fleabane j cllrl his per iwig, paint hia cheeks ; ... I am his /ro- 
of the United States, Erigeron Pliilnddjilnciis. terer, or rubber in a hot house. 
See EriyrroH. Marston, What you Will, iii. 1. 
frost-smoke (frost'smok), . A fog of minute froth (froth), n. [< ME. frothe, < AS. "froth (not 
ice-needles, resembling smoke, observed over recorded; = Icel. frodha, f., also fraudh, n., = 
bodies of water in a time of severe cold. At Sw. fradga = Dan. fraade), froth, < 'freothan, 
spit. 1. 
froth-worm (froth'werm), n. Same as frog- 
[< froth + -y\] 1. Full 
of or accompanied with foam or froth; con- 
sisting of froth or light bubbles; spumous; 
foamy. 
He neighs, he snorts, he bears his head on high ; 
Before his ample chest the frothy waters fly. 
Dryden, ^Eneid, xi. 
We ought to suspend our judgment until ... we see 
something deeper than the agitation of a troubled and 
frothy surface. Burke, Rev. in France. 
2. Vain; light; unsubstantial; given to empty 
declamation; wordy: as, a frothy harangue; a 
frothy speaker. 
Petronius, . . . after receiving sentence of death, still 
continued his gay frothy humour. 
Bacon, Moral Fables, vi., Expl. 
If we survey the stile or subject matter of all our pop- 
ular enterludes, we shall discover them to bee either 
