John the bastard Whose spirits toil in frame of villainies.
Shak.
Balloon frame, Cant frames, etc. See under Balloon, Cant, etc. -- Frame
building or house, a building of which the form and support is made of
framed timbers. [U.S.] -- Frame level, a mason's level. -- Frame saw, a
thin saw stretched in a frame to give it rigidity.
Fram"er (?), n. One who frames; as, the framer of a building; the
framers of the Constitution.
Frame"work` (?), n. 1. The work of framing, or the completed work; the
frame or constructional part of anything; as, the framework of society.
A staunch and solid piece of framework.
Milton.