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Traditional English :: frangible
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frangpani.html - adj.
breakable, fragile. [OF frangible or med.L frangibilis f. L frangere to break] |
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Traditional English :: frangipane
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frangpani.html - n. 1 a an almond-flavoured cream or paste. b a flan filled with this. 2 = FRANGIPANI. [F prob. f. Marquis Frangipani, 16th-c. It. inventor of the perfume] |
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Traditional English :: frangipani
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frangpani.html - n. (pl. frangipanis) 1 any tree or shrub of the genus Plumeria, native to tropical America, esp. P. rubra with clusters of fragrant white, pink, or yellow flowers. 2 the perfume from this plant. [var. of FRANGIPANE] |
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Traditional English :: franglais
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frangpani.html - n.
a corrupt version of French using many words and idioms borrowed from English. [F f. franúais French + anglais English] |
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Traditional English :: franc
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frangpani.html - n. the chief monetary unit of France, Belgium, Switzerland, Luxemburg, and several other countries. [ME f. OF f. Francorum Rex king of the Franks, the legend on the earliest gold coins so called (14th c.): see FRANK] |
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Traditional English :: franchise
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frangpani.html - n. & v. --n. 1 a the right to vote at State (esp. parliamentary) elections. b the principle of qualification for this.
2 full membership of a corporation or State; citizenship.
3 authorization granted to an individual or group by a company to sell its goods or services in a particular way.
4 hist. legal immunity or exemption from a burden or jurisdiction.
5 a right or privilege granted to a person or corporation. --v.tr. grant a franchise to. franchisee n . franchiser n. (also franchisor). [ME f. OF f. franc, franche free: see FRANK] |
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