A few fraknes in his face.
Chaucer.
Fram"a*ble (?), a. Capable of being framed.
||Fram*bÊ"si*a (?), n. [F. & NL., fr. F. framboise raspberry.] (Med.)
||The yaws. See Yaws.
Frame (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Framed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Framing.]
[OE. framen, fremen, to execute, build, AS. fremman to further,
perform, effect, fr. fram strong, valiant; akin to E. foremost, and
prob. to AS. fram from, Icel. fremja, frama, to further, framr forward,
G. fromm worthy, excellent, pious. See Foremost, From, and cf.
Furnish.] 1. (Arch. & Engin.) To construct by fitting and uniting the
several parts of the skeleton of any structure; specifically, in
woodwork, to put together by cutting parts of one member to fit parts
of another. See Dovetail, Halve, v. t., Miter, Tenon, Tooth, Tusk,
Scarf, and Splice.
2. To originate; to plan; to devise; to contrive; to compose; in a bad
sense, to invent or fabricate, as something false.
How many excellent reasonings are framed in the mind of a man of
wisdom and study in a length of years.