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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Frame \Frame\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Framed; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Framing.] [OE. framen, fremen, to execute, build, AS.
     fremman to further, perform, effect, fr. fram strong,
     valiant; akin to E. foremost, and prob. to AS. fram from,
     Icel. fremja, frama, to further, framr forward, G. fromm
     worthy, excellent, pious. See Foremost, From, and cf.
     Furnish.]
     1. (Arch. & Engin.) To construct by fitting and uniting the
        several parts of the skeleton of any structure;
        specifically, in woodwork, to put together by cutting
        parts of one member to fit parts of another. See
        Dovetail, Halve, v. t., Miter, Tenon, Tooth,
        Tusk, Scarf, and Splice.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To originate; to plan; to devise; to contrive; to compose;
        in a bad sense, to invent or fabricate, as something
        false.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              How many excellent reasonings are framed in the mind
              of a man of wisdom and study in a length of years.
                                                    --I. Watts.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To fit to something else, or for some specific end; to
        adjust; to regulate; to shape; to conform.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              And frame my face to all occasions.   --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              We may in some measure frame our minds for the
              reception of happiness.               --Landor.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The human mind is framed to be influenced. --I.
                                                    Taylor.
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     4. To cause; to bring about; to produce. [Obs.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Fear frames disorder, and disorder wounds. --Shak.
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     5. To support. [Obs. & R.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
              That on a staff his feeble steps did frame.
                                                    --Spenser.
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     6. To provide with a frame, as a picture.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     7. to manufacture false evidence against (an innocent
        person), so as to make the person appear guilty of a
        crime. The act of framing a person is often referred to as
        a frame-up.
        [PJC]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  framed \framed\ adj.
     provided with a frame; as, there were framed snapshots of
     family and friends on her desk. Opposite of unframed.
     [WordNet 1.5]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Frame \Frame\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Framed; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Framing.] [OE. framen, fremen, to execute, build, AS.
     fremman to further, perform, effect, fr. fram strong,
     valiant; akin to E. foremost, and prob. to AS. fram from,
     Icel. fremja, frama, to further, framr forward, G. fromm
     worthy, excellent, pious. See Foremost, From, and cf.
     Furnish.]
     1. (Arch. & Engin.) To construct by fitting and uniting the
        several parts of the skeleton of any structure;
        specifically, in woodwork, to put together by cutting
        parts of one member to fit parts of another. See
        Dovetail, Halve, v. t., Miter, Tenon, Tooth,
        Tusk, Scarf, and Splice.
  
     2. To originate; to plan; to devise; to contrive; to compose;
        in a bad sense, to invent or fabricate, as something
        false.
  
              How many excellent reasonings are framed in the mind
              of a man of wisdom and study in a length of years.
                                                    --I. Watts.
  
     3. To fit to something else, or for some specific end; to
        adjust; to regulate; to shape; to conform.
  
              And frame my face to all occasions.   --Shak.
  
              We may in some measure frame our minds for the
              reception of happiness.               --Landor.
  
              The human mind is framed to be influenced. --I.
                                                    Taylor.
  
     4. To cause; to bring about; to produce. [Obs.]
  
              Fear frames disorder, and disorder wounds. --Shak.
  
     5. To support. [Obs. & R.]
  
              That on a staff his feeble steps did frame.
                                                    --Spenser.
  
     6. To provide with a frame, as a picture.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  framed
       adj : provided with a frame; "there were framed snapshots of
             family and friends on her desk" [ant: unframed]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  framed
     vb.
     (infl of en frame  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  framed
     vb.
     (infl of en frame  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  framed
     vb.
     (infl of en frame  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  framed
     vb.
     (infl of en frame  ed-form)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  framed
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm f rame d)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  framed
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en frame ordform=perfpart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb frame)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Framed /fɹˈeɪmd/
  مؤطّر

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  framed /fɹˈeɪmd/ 
  zarámovaný

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  framed /fɹˈeɪmd/
  falešně obviněný