2. The institution or practices of friars. Fuller.

Fri*a"tion (?), n. [See Friable.] The act of breaking up or

pulverizing.

Frib"ble (?), a. [Cf. F. frivole, L. frivolus, or E. frippery.]

Frivolous; trifling; silly.

Frib"ble, n. A frivolous, contemptible fellow; a fop.

A pert fribble of a peer.

Thackeray.

Frib"ble, v. i. 1. To act in a trifling or foolish manner; to act

frivolously.

The fools that are fribbling round about you.

Thackeray.

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