Free-minded Free"-mind`ed adjective Not perplexed; having a mind free from care. Bacon.

Free-soil Free"-soil` adjective Pertaining to, or advocating, the non-extension of slavery; -- esp. applied to a party which was active during the period 1846-1856. [ U.S.] -- Free"soil`er noun [ U.S.] -- Free"- soil`ism noun [ U.S.]

Free-spoken Free"-spo`ken adjective Accustomed to speak without reserve. Bacon.

-- Free"-spo`ken-ness , noun

Free-swimming Free"-swim`ming adjective (Zoology) Swimming in the open sea; -- said of certain marine animals.

Free-tongued Free"-tongued` adjective Speaking without reserve. Bp. Hall.

Freebooter Free"boot`er noun [ Dutch vrijbuiter , from vrijbuiten to plunder; vrij free + buit booty, akin to English booty . See Free , and Booty , and confer Filibuster .] One who plunders or pillages without the authority of national warfare; a member of a predatory band; a pillager; a buccaneer; a sea robber. Bacon.

Freebootery Free"boot`er·y noun The act, practice, or gains of a freebooter; freebooting. Booth.

Freebooting Free"boot`ing noun Robbery; plunder; a pillaging.

Freebooting Free"boot`ing adjective Acting the freebooter; practicing freebootery; robbing.

Your freebooting acquaintance.

Sir W. Scott.

Freebooty Free"boot`y noun Freebootery. [ Obsolete]

Freeborn Free"born` adjective Born free; not born in vassalage; inheriting freedom.

Freedman Freed"man noun ; plural Freedmen A man who has been a slave, and has been set free.

Freedom Free"dom (frē"dŭm) noun [ Anglo-Saxon freódōm ; freó free + - dom . See Free , and -dom .] 1. The state of being free; exemption from the power and control of another; liberty; independence.

Made captive, yet deserving freedom more.

Milton.

2. Privileges; franchises; immunities.

Your charter and your caty's freedom .

Shak.

3. Exemption from necessity, in choise and action; as, the freedom of the will.

4. Ease; facility; as, he speaks or acts with freedom .

5. Frankness; openness; unreservedness.

I emboldened spake and freedom used.

Milton.

6. Improper familiarity; violation of the rules of decorum; license.

7. Generosity; liberality. [ Obsolete] Chaucer.

Freedom fine , a sum paid on entry to incorporations of trades. -- Freedom of the city , the possession of the rights and privileges of a freeman of the city; formerly often, and now occasionally, conferred on one not a resident, as a mark of honorary distinction for public services.

Syn. -- See Liberty .

Freedstool Freed"stool` noun [ Obsolete] See Fridstol .

Freehold Free"hold` noun (LAw) An estate in real property, of inheritance (in fee simple or fee tail) or for life; or the tenure by which such estate is held. Kent. Burrill.

To abate into a freehold . See under Abate .

Freeholder Free"hold`er noun (Law) The possessor of a freehold.

Freelte Freel"te noun Frailty. [ Obsolete] Chaucer.

Freely Free"ly adverb [ Anglo-Saxon freólice .] In a free manner; without restraint or compulsion; abundantly; gratuitously.

Of every tree of the garden thou mayst freely eat.

Gen. ii. 16.

Freely ye have received, freely give.

Matt. x. 8.

Freely they stood who stood, and fell who fell.

Milton.

Freely we serve
Because we freely love.

Milton.

Syn. -- Independently; voluntarily; spontaneously; unconditionally; unobstructedly; willingly; readily; liberally; generously; bounteously; munificently; bountifully; abundantly; largely; copiously; plentifully; plenteously.

Freeman Free"man noun ; plural Freemen . [ Anglo-Saxon freóman ; freó free + mann man.] 1. One who enjoys liberty, or who is not subject to the will of another; one not a slave or vassal.

2. A member of a corporation, company, or city, possessing certain privileges; a member of a borough, town, or State, who has the right to vote at elections. See Liveryman . Burrill.

Both having been made freemen on the same day.

Addison.

Freemason Free"ma`son noun One of an ancient and secret association or fraternity, said to have been at first composed of masons or builders in stone, but now consisting of persons who are united for social enjoyment and mutual assistance.

Freemasonic Free`ma·son"ic adjective Pertaining to, or resembling, the institutions or the practices of freemasons; as, a freemasonic signal.

Freemasonry Free"ma`son·ry noun The institutions or the practices of freemasons.

Freeness Free"ness noun The state or quality of being free; freedom; liberty; openness; liberality; gratuitousness.

Freer Fre"er noun One who frees, or sets free.

Freestone Free"stone` noun A stone composed of sand or grit; -- so called because it is easily cut or wrought.

Freestone Free"stone` adjective Having the flesh readily separating from the stone, as in certain kinds of peaches.

Freethinker Free"think`er noun One who speculates or forms opinions independently of the authority of others; esp., in the sphere or religion, one who forms opinions independently of the authority of revelation or of the church; an unbeliever; -- a term assumed by deists and skeptics in the eighteenth century.

Atheist is an old-fashioned word: I'm a freethinker , child.

Addison.

Syn. -- Infidel; skeptic; unbeliever. See Infidel .

Freethinking Free"think`ing noun Undue boldness of speculation; unbelief. Berkeley. -- adjective Exhibiting undue boldness of speculation; skeptical.

Freewheel Free"wheel` noun (Machinery) A clutch fitted in the rear hub of a cycle, which engages the rear sprocket with the rear wheel when the pedals are rotated forwards, but permits the rear wheel to run on free from the rear sprocket when the pedals are stopped or rotated backwards. Freewheelcycles are usually fitted with hub brakes or rim brakes, operated by back pedaling.

Freewheel Free"wheel` intransitive verb 1. (a) Of a freewheel cycle, to run on while the pedals are held still. (b) Of a person, to ride a cycle of this manner. To ride a freewheel cycle.

2. (Machinery) To operate like a freewheel, so that one part moves freely over another which normally moves with it; -- said of a clutch.

Freewill Free"will` adjective Of or pertaining to free will; voluntary; spontaneous; as, a freewill offering.

Freewill Baptists . See under Baptist .

Freezable Freez"a·ble adjective Capable of being frozen.

Freeze Freeze noun (Architecture) A frieze. [ Obsolete]

Freeze Freeze intransitive verb [ imperfect Froze ; past participle Frozen ; present participle & verbal noun Freezing .] [ Middle English fresen , freosen , Anglo-Saxon freósan ; akin to Dutch vriezen , Old High German iosan , German frieren , Icelandic frjsa , Swedish frysa , Danish fryse , Goth. frius cold, frost, and probably to Latin prurire to itch, English prurient , confer Latin prna a burning coal, pruina hoarfrost, Sanskrit prushvā ice, prush to spirt. ... 18. Confer Frost .] 1. To become congealed by cold; to be changed from a liquid to a solid state by the abstraction of heat; to be hardened into ice or a like solid body.

» Water freezes at 32° above zero by Fahrenheit's thermometer; mercury freezes at 40° below zero.

2. To become chilled with cold, or as with cold; to suffer loss of animation or life by lack of heat; as, the blood freezes in the veins.

To freeze up (Fig.), to become formal and cold in demeanor. [ Colloq.]

Freeze Freeze transitive verb 1. To congeal; to harden into ice; to convert from a fluid to a solid form by cold, or abstraction of heat.

2. To cause loss of animation or life in, from lack of heat; to give the sensation of cold to; to chill.

A faint, cold fear runs through my veins,
That almost freezes up the heat of life.

Shak.

Freeze Freeze noun The act of congealing, or the state of being congealed. [ Colloq.]

Freeze Freeze transitive verb -- To freeze out , to drive out or exclude by cold or by cold treatment; to force to withdraw; as, to be frozen out of one's room in winter; to freeze out a competitor. [ Colloq.]

A railroad which had a London connection must not be allowed to freeze out one that had no such connection.

A. T. Hadley.

It is sometimes a long time before a player who is frozen out can get into a game again.

R. F. Foster.

Freezer Freez"er noun One who, or that which, cools or freezes, as a refrigerator, or the tub and can used in the process of freezing ice cream.

Freezing Freez"ing adjective Tending to freeze; for freezing; hence, cold or distant in manner. -- Frrez"ing*ly , adverb

Freezing machine . See Ice machine , under Ice . -- Freezing mixture , a mixture (of salt and snow or of chemical salts) for producing intense cold. -- Freezing point , that degree of a thermometer at which a fluid begins to freeze; -- applied particularly to water, whose freezing point is at 32° Fahr., and at 0° Centigrade.

Freieslebenite Frei"es·le`ben·ite noun [ Named after the German chemist Freiesleben .] A sulphide of antimony, lead, and silver, occuring in monoclinic crystals.

Freight Freight (frāt) noun [ French fret , Old High German frēht merit, reward. See Fraught , noun ] 1. That with which anything is fraught or laden for transportation; lading; cargo, especially of a ship, or a car on a railroad, etc.; as, a freight of cotton; a full freight .

2. (Law) (a) The sum paid by a party hiring a ship or part of a ship for the use of what is thus hired. (b) The price paid a common carrier for the carriage of goods. Wharton.

3. Freight transportation, or freight line.

Freight Freight (frāt) adjective Employed in the transportation of freight; having to do with freight; as, a freight car.

Freight agent , a person employed by a transportation company to receive, forward, or deliver goods. -- Freight car . See under Car . -- Freight train , a railroad train made up of freight cars; -- called in England goods train .

Freight Freight transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Freighted ; present participle & verbal noun Freighting .] [ Confer French freter .] To load with goods, as a ship, or vehicle of any kind, for transporting them from one place to another; to furnish with freight; as, to freight a ship; to freight a car.

Freightage Freight"age (-aj; 48) noun 1. Charge for transportation; expense of carriage.

2. The transportation of freight.

3. Freight; cargo; lading. Milton.

Freighter Freight"er noun 1. One who loads a ship, or one who charters and loads a ship.

2. One employed in receiving and forwarding freight.

3. One for whom freight is transported.

4. A vessel used mainly to carry freight.

Freightless Freight"less adjective Destitute of freight.

Freiherr Frei"herr` noun ; plural Freiherrn . [ G., lit., free lord.] In Germany and Austria, a baron.

Frelte Frel"te noun Frailty. [ Obsolete] Chaucer.

Fremd, Fremed Fremd, Frem"ed adjective [ Middle English , from Anglo-Saxon fremede , fremde ; akin to German fremd .] Strange; foreign. [ Old Eng. & Scot.] Chaucer.

Fremescent Fre·mes"cent adjective [ Latin fremere to roar, murmur + -escent .] Becoming murmurous, roaring. " Fremescent clangor." Carlyle . -- Fre*mes"cence noun

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