Franciscan
(Fran*cis"can), n. (R.C.Ch.) A monk or friar of the Order of St. Francis, a large and zealous
order of mendicant monks founded in 1209 by St. Francis of Assisi. They are called also Friars Minor; and
in England, Gray Friars, because they wear a gray habit.
Francolin
(Fran"co*lin) n. [F.; cf. It. francolino, Sp. francolin.] (Zoöl.) A spurred partidge of the genus
Francolinus and allied genera, of Asia and Africa. The common species (F. vulgaris) was formerly common
in southern Europe, but is now nearly restricted to Asia.
Francolite
(Fran"co*lite) n. (Min.) A variety of apatite from Wheal Franco in Devonshire.
Frangent
(Fran"gent) a. [L. frangens, p. pr. of frangere. See Fraction.] Causing fracture; breaking.
[R.] H. Walpole.
Frangibility
(Fran`gi*bil"i*ty) n. [Cf. F. frangibilité.] The state or quality of being frangible. Fox.
Frangible
(Fran"gi*ble) a. [Cf. F. frangible.] Capable of being broken; brittle; fragile; easily broken.
Frangipane
(||Fran"gi*pane) n. [F. frangipane; supposed to be called so from the inventor, the Marquis
Frangipani, major general under Louis XIV.]
1. A perfume of jasmine; frangipani.
2. A species of pastry, containing cream and almonds.
Frangipani
(Fran`gi*pan"i Fran`gi*pan"ni) , n. [Another spelling of frangipane.] A perfume derived
from, or imitating the odor of, the flower of the red jasmine, a West Indian tree of the genus Plumeria.
Frangulic
(Fran*gu"lic Fran`gu*lin"ic) , a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or drived from, frangulin, or a species
(Rhamnus Frangula) of the buckthorn.
Frangulinic acid (Chem.), a yellow crystalline substance, resembling alizarin, and obtained by the
decomposition of frangulin.
