GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Frank , n. [OF. franc.] A pigsty. [Obs.]1913 Webster
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Frank, v. t. To shut up in a frank or sty; to pen up; hence, to cram; to fatten. [Obs.]Shak.1913 Webster
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Frank, n. (Zool.) The common heron; -- so called from its note. [Prov. Eng.]1913 Webster
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frank , a. [Compar. franker ; superl. frankest.] [F. franc free, frank, L. Francus a Frank, fr. OHG. Franko the name of a Germanic people on the Rhine, who afterward founded the French monarchy; cf. AS. franca javelin, Icel. frakka. Cf. Franc, French, a., Franchise, n.]
- Unbounded by restrictions, limitations, etc.; free. [R.] “It is of frank gift.” Spenser.1913 Webster
- Free in uttering one's real sentiments; not reserved; using no disguise; candid; ingenuous; as, a frank nature, conversation, manner, etc.1913 Webster
- Liberal; generous; profuse. [Obs.]1913 Webster
Frank of civilities that cost them nothing.
L'Estrange.1913 Webster - Unrestrained; loose; licentious; -- used in a bad sense.Spenser.
Syn. -- Ingenuous; candid; artless; plain; open; unreserved; undisguised; sincere. See Candid, Ingenuous.
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- Unbounded by restrictions, limitations, etc.; free. [R.] “It is of frank gift.”
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frank , v. t. [imp. & p. p. franked ; p. pr. & vb. n. franking.]
- To send by public conveyance free of expense.Dickens.1913 Webster
- To extempt from charge for postage, as a letter, package, or packet, etc.1913 Webster
- To send by public conveyance free of expense.
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Frank, n. [See Frank, a.] The privilege of sending letters or other mail matter, free of postage, or without charge; also, the sign, mark, or signature denoting that a letter or other mail matter is to go free of postage. Called also the franking privilege.1913 Webster+PJC
I have said so much, that, if I had not a frank, I must burn my letter and begin again.
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Frank, n. [Cf. F. franc. See Frank, a.]
- (Ethnol.) A member of one of the German tribes that in the fifth century overran and conquered Gaul, and established the kingdom of France.1913 Webster
- A native or inhabitant of Western Europe; a European; -- a term used in the Levant.1913 Webster
- A French coin. See Franc.1913 Webster
- (Ethnol.) A member of one of the German tribes that in the fifth century overran and conquered Gaul, and established the kingdom of France.