France. (The kingdome of) France. De France. An honourable addition, bestowed onely on the French Kings children (as Enfant de France;) or on th' immediate Officers of the Crowne (whence, Connestable de France; Chancelier de France; Admiral de France, &c.) Franc-fief. Looke Franc. Franc-gontier. A good rich Yeoman, substantiall yonker, wealthie chuffe.
Franche-mariette. The name of a great, and tender apple, spotted with red on th' one side.
Franchement. Frankly, freely; liberally, bountifully; sincerely; plainely, roundly, boldly, without halting, with an open heart.
Franchemulle d'vn mouton. A sheepes call, or kell.
Franchi: m. ie: f. Freed, quit, vnthralled, set at libertie, deliuered; redeemed, discharged; also, leaped, or iumped, on, or ouer. Le coup est franchi. Ouerthrowne, out-gone.
Franchir. To quit, free, deliuer, vnthrall; redeeme, discharge; also, to leape, iumpe, or bound, on, or ouer; hence; Franchir le Rubicon. Looke Rubicon. Franchir le sault. To out-leape, exceed, goe beyond (ordinarie, or fit limits;) and particularly, to grow prophane, to make a ieast, or (at least) haue no care, of religion.
Franchise: f. Franchise, freenesse, libertie, freedome, exemption; also, good breeding, free birth, tamenesse, seasonablenesse, kindlinesse, right kind; also, a Sanctuarie, Franchise, Libertie, Priuiledged place; also, the discharge of a debt.
Francier. To speake fine, and eloquent French; (Ironically.)
Francisque: f. A kind of axe; as Ancon; or a fashion of sword vsed by the auncient French.
François: m. Francis (a proper name.) Mal S. Francois. Want of money.
François: m. oise: f. French, of France. Compagnie Françoise. A wench (among wanton Church-men.) Vins François. Wines that are gotten below the bridge of Sens, and in the countries on either side of the riuers of Marne, Seine, and Oise. À la Françoise. After the French fashion; rashly; retchlesly, carelesly, leauing all at randome. Iamais François ne furent veus recreus de bien faire: Prov. Frenchmen were neuer seene wearie of well-doing. Quand le François dort le Diable le berse. A Prouerbe deuised by the Flemings in taxation of the restlesse humor of the French. Qui fut François si fut courtois: Pro. If he a French man were, courteous he was.
Françoise: f. as Francisque; Also, the name Frances (for a woman.)
Francolin: m. A delicate red-legged fowle, of two kinds; one somewhat resembles our Godwit, and feeds altogether on fish; another (more like to a Partridge) liues among hills, and high grounds, and is the rarer, & deerer, and (perhaps) the daintier of the two; In some parts of Naples they are bigger bodied then Hennes, and haue verie long bills, necks, and feet.
Francolin de mer. A kind of small, and smooth-skinned Tunnie, held verie daintie, and much esteemed of by the inhabitants of Creet, and Candie, neere wherevnto it is most commonly taken.
Il est muet comme vn francolin pris. He vses very
few words, or fewer then he was wont; (for this fowle being at libertie sings (after her fashion) but in a cage is silent.)
Francoly. as Francolin: ¶Rab. Francoule; or, Francourle. as Francolin; or (as some imagine) our Moore-game, or Grouse: ¶Rab. Francquiesme. A certaine free tenure, or Mannor, differing from a Fief, and conferring on such as hold by it, or owe it, many priuiledges.
Franc-salé. A priuiledge of selling, and buying of salt (for priuate vse) without paying any custome for it; enioyed by th' inhabitants of Auvergne, Rhetelois, and the countries adioyning.
Francsoreau. The name of a certaine peare.
Franctopin: m. A clowne, carle, churle, chuffe, cluster-*fist, hind, boore; or as Franc taulpin. Frange: f. Fringe.
Frangé: m. ée: f. Fringed; edged with fringe; also, wrimpled; notched, snipt, or iagd on the edges. Fustaine frangée. Course tufted fustian; the course fustian-like stuffe, thats tufted in fringe-like rewes.
Franger. To fringe; to edge, or set with fringe; also, to crumple; wrimple, iag, or snip on th' edges.
Frangible: com. Frangible, breakable.
Frapart. as Frappart. Frappart: m. A knocker, striker, beater.
Frappart: m. arde: f. Knocking, rapping, striking, beating. Frere frappart. A lustie, strong, tough Frier; a good boxer, a sound knocker; a notable striker, a bellie-bumper.
Frappé: m. ée: f. Strucke, knockt, rapt, hit; wounded; also, blasted, as with lightning. Cela est frappé à la porte d'vn trespassé. All that is labour lost, done to no purpose, spoken to deafe eares, or shewed vnto blind eyes. Tous frappez à vn mesme coing. All of one opinion, fashion, or faction.
Frappement: m. A striking, knocking, rapping, hitting, smiting, dashing; clapping; also, a blasting.
Frapper. To knocke, rap, clap, thumpe, hit; bat, strike, smite; also, to dash; also, to blast; Looke Batre. Frapper coup sur. To giue a blow vnto. Frapper dedans. Violently to rush, enter, or break in vpon. Frapper d'estoc. To foyne, thrust, or giue a thrust vnto. Frapper d'estoc & de taille. To strike euerie way, in all fashions, on all hands; to lay about him like a mad-*man. Frapper en paulme. Looke Paulme. Frapper des pieds contre terre. To stampe with the feet. Frapper à route. To roose a Deere with a line-*hound. Tel cuide frapper qui tue: Prov. Some kill those whom they would but strike. Tel se cuide bien garder qui se frappe sur le nez: Prov. Some thinking to defend, offend, themselues. Tousiours ne frappe l'on pas ce à quoy l'on vise: Prov. One alwayes hits not what he aimes at.
Frapperie: f. Knocking-stuffe; or, as Frappement; a knocking, rapping; &c.
Frappe-teste. A certaine Spider whose sting is neere, or in, her head.
Frappeur: m. A rapper, knocker, clapper, hitter, thumper; striker, smiter, boxer.
Frarachage. as Fraresche.
