FRORE, fr[=o]r, FROREN, fr[=o]'ren, _adj._ frozen, frosty.--_adj._
FR[=O]'RY (_Spens._), frozen. [A.S. _froren_, pa.p. of _fréosan_, to
freeze.]
FROST, frost, _n._ the state of the atmosphere in which water freezes:
state of being frozen: frozen dew, also called _hoar-frost_: (_slang_) a
disappointment, a cheat.--_v.t._ to cover with hoar-frost or with anything
resembling hoar-frost: to sharpen (the points of a horse's shoe) that it
may not slip on ice.--_n._ FROST'-BITE, the freezing or depression of
vitality in a part of the body by exposure to cold.--_v.t._ to affect with
frost.--_adjs._ FROST'-BIT'TEN, bitten or affected by frost; FROST'-BOUND,
bound or confined by frost; FROST'ED, covered by frost or any fine powder:
injured by frost.--_adv._ FROST'ILY.--_ns._ FROST'INESS; FROST'ING, the
composition, resembling hoar-frost, used to cover cake, &c.--_adj._
FROST'LESS, free from frost.--_n._ FROST'-NAIL, a projecting nail in a
horse-shoe serving as an ice-calk.--_v.t._ to put in such nails.--_ns._
FROST'-SMOKE, vapour frozen in the atmosphere, and having a smoke-like
appearance; FROST'-WORK, work resembling hoar-frost on shrubs, &c.--_adj._
FROST'Y, producing or containing frost: chill in affection: frost-like.
[A.S. _frost_, _forst_--_fréosan_; cf. Ger. _frost_.]
FROTH, froth, _n._ the foam on liquids caused by boiling, or any agitation:
(_fig._) an empty show in speech: any light matter.--_v.t._ to cause froth
on.--_v.i._ to throw up froth.--_ns._ FROTH'ERY, mere froth; FROTH'-FLY,
also FROTH'-HOP'PER, FROG'-HOP'PER, FROG'-SPIT, common names for numerous
insects parasitic on plants, on which the larvæ and pupæ are found
surrounded by a frothy spittle.--_adv._ FROTH'ILY.--_n._
FROTH'INESS.--_adjs._ FROTH'LESS, free from froth; FROTH'Y, full of froth
or foam: empty: unsubstantial. [Scand., as in Ice. _froða_, Dan. _fraade_.]
FROUNCE, frowns, _v.t._ to plait: to curl: to wrinkle up: to frown.--_n._ a
plait or curl.--_v.i._ (_obs._) to frown or wrinkle the brow. [O. Fr.
_froncier_. See FLOUNCE (2), of which it is an older form.]