3. Of the nature of froth; light; empty; unsubstantial; as, a frothy
speaker or harangue. Tillotson.
Frounce (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Frounced (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Frouncing (?).] [OE. frouncen, fronsen, to told, wrinkle, OF. froncier,
F. froncer, perh. fr. an assumed LL. frontiare to wrinkle the forehead,
L. frons forehead. See Front, and cf. Flounce part of a dress.] To
gather into or adorn with plaits, as a dress; to form wrinkles in or
upon; to curl or frizzle, as the hair.
Not tricked and frounced, as she was wont.
Milton.
Frounce, v. i. To form wrinkles in the forehead; to manifest
displeasure; to frown. [Obs.]
The Commons frounced and stormed.
Holland.
Frounce, n. 1. A wrinkle, plait, or curl; a flounce; -- also, a frown.
[Obs.] Beau. & Fl.
2. An affection in hawks, in which white spittle gathers about the
hawk's bill. Booth.
Frounce"less, a. Without frounces. Rom. of R.
Frou"zy (?), a. [Prov. E. frouzy froward, peevish, offensive to the eye
or smell; cf. froust a musty smell, frouse to rumple, frouze to curl,
and E. frounce, frowy.] Fetid, musty; rank; disordered and offensive to
the smell or sight; slovenly; dingy. See Frowzy. "Petticoats in frouzy
heaps." Swift.
Frow (?), n. [D. vrouw; akin to G. frau woman, wife, goth, fr·uja
master, lord, AS. fre·.] 1. A woman; especially, a Dutch or German
woman. Beau. & Fl.