F
n
is lhe brown linnet of f:hn.
~
l. Thc
brOI~n frio~ilb,
with a )'c1IClWllh ¡"II.
is.lnEnrnr~an
bi,d. ::s
~ re
.11'0 th.
two for mer.
'2.
The fringill.l, wIlh th. prin" fea–
thm of lhe winr.s,
,r.tllhe duef fe.ulnIs
oC
the t ,il
bl.ek.but \Vhite on lhc ctlgcs.
lt
is the great" red–
h..d.d linnet of ltay, ,nd isa bi rd of Enr0l'e. , .\.The
fringill" with a broll'n ba. k, ,nJ, bine hd lyand tail,
is the blue bell,ed finch
01'
fd w.lrCI<,
.n~
is found in
ACrie,. '5. The viulet-coloured
I'rin~illa,
with the
forehead and under part
oC
the b"ly
01' ,
deep yd low
colo"r; the
b~ck .
neck, prime Ceathers oC the \Vings,
ami upper part oí the
t.lil are
oC,
bluilh bldCk colour;
bu! the Corchead, brea!l, belly, ,mi untler par!
oC
lhe
oeckare
oC
adeepyello'.V. The btll is e.xceeding Ih,"
1,
tri~nglll""
black aotl cro"ked at lhe point. ,6. The
fringilla \Vtlh lhe chieC Cwhers
oC
dIe l,il brown, ,od
tbeoutermo(t marked Wilhawedge· like fpOl; lhe \'ody
is variegated wilh grey and hldCk, ami the head is
black.
lt
is lhe reed fparrow of EngliOl aUlhors, 2nd
is a bird
oC
EUl ope. '7. The fringlll. Il'ilh the prime
feathers of lhe wings and tail brown. the botly "arie–
gated with greyand black. aod a liogle whil eOr..kon
Ihe wings. l his is lhe huufe-fparrow of Englilh au–
thors, and is an European bird. 28. The fl iogilla
with the prime fw hers of the wiogs aod lail browo,
the body vari' galed \Vilh grey and
_bl.ek, aod a double
white Oreak on lhe wings. This is lhe mocnlain (par–
row of Ray, and is a bird of Europe. '9, The fer–
ruginou! fringilla, Wilh a black head and a blue [¡ill,
is the Chioe(e (parro\V of Edll'ards. 30. The black
fringill., Wilh a IVhite belly, is lhe American fnolV–
fparrow of C'le(by.
FRINW!\LT, or r RIDL ASD, a towo of Braodenburg,
thirty mtlcs oorth-eall of Berlin, fi luated on lhe we!!
fide of lhe river Oder.
fRI O, a cape or promontory of Brafil:
W.
long. 44°,
and S. lal. 23° 30'.
FRIS(\CH. a town of Havaria, fi xly miles fouth·eaO of
Saltzburg: E. loog. 14° 15', .nd .N. lal.
4io
'o'.
fRI SONE, io orn'lhelogy,. See LOXIA .
fRIT, in lhe glafs-maouCaé!ure, lhe maller or iogredi–
eots whereof gl.f, i! lO be
m.de, when lhey
hav~
been
calcined or baked in a furo,ee ; or il is the c,lciocd
mmer to be run iOloglafs. SeeG LAss .
fRITH, io ilS mofl
ulil.tImeplalioo, figni fies an arm
oflhe
fea:
fu eh ",e lhe frilh of Fonh or of Edin–
burgh , lhe fNh of Clyde, Murray fritll,
&e.
FRITILURI.'\ . in
bOl~ny,
a
~eous
of lhe hexaodria
mooog)'oi, cla(s
The coroll, confills of fix bell–
Ibaped
pel.ls.IVi,h a hollow o,·,9ariumabove lhe un–
p""
of edCh pelJI ; and Ihe Il.lnuod are
oC
:ln
equ.tIkogtll U·ilh lhe petals. Therc are five fpecies, only
ooc of which is a nalil'e of Hril.lin,
vi:.
the mete.·
~ris
nr comm,IO ehcckmd d. fTotli l.
rRI ULI, a prOliore
oC
lt ..
lv, fubjeél to Veriee. and
bouodcd by
C"lIItI,i~
io Celmaoy
"0
Ihe oorth. by
Carniol.onlhe
tal\.
hy tlle gul rh
oC
Venicc on lhe
fllUlh. antl by lhe
H~II\loclc
autl Fdl rin ou lhe wd!.
:FRI?!'
C; .(
ehl/',
,
!<rnl, in lhe wool\.-o
011011·
(aél"rl" apl'ltcd 1" lhe furmin,: of Ihe 0.1'
oC
a eI",h,
or fluJT, iUlO a llumu r uf
lud~
It.trJ uur rs or prolln-
F
n
O
oenrel, cn,crior. almoO lhe whole cround thereor.
Some clodls are only Crized
00
the baek fide, as
bl"k eI",h,; od,er, on lhe lighl fide, as coloured
anrllllixl'tl eloll", ween" 1),I)'s, freezes, (;,.
FrlZlng OIaybe pcdorOted lwO ways; ooe Wilh Ihe
haod. lhal is, by mCdllS of lWO workmen. who eondu,q
a kiod of
pl~nk
IIt.ltImes
Cor
a friztng inn, UOlenl.
The olber
w~y
is uy amili, work.d .ilher bywater,
or a horfe, ur fumttimes by men. TllIs lalter is
cflccmcd lhe bcltCr w'y of frizlllg. by reafoo lhe mo–
liun being uniCormand regul-r, the linle knobs of the
Crizing are formetl more eqll.tlly aod regularly.
FROBISHER's STRA ITS, In wd! Grecolaod, lie ,
lutle lO lhe oonh\\'ard of Cape Fm wel : W. loog.
48°, aod .
\.1\ :
63°·
FI((J DI I GII AM, a markcl-lown of Yorklhire, thirty
",i\<os eal!
oC
York.
FRO \)S I-L~M,
a
m~rkeHown
of CheOcr, fourteeo
miles north ..Oof Cheller.
FROG, in zoology. See RANA.
FRONTEIR .\, a 10IVn
oC
Portugal, in lhe provinee of
AleOlejn: W. loog 8° 6', and N lat. 38" 50'.
FRONTI ER, lhe border, confi ne, or em,milY
oC
a
klngdom or prorince, IVhich lhe enemies find io fronl,
wheolhey IVould eOler lhe fame: lhus we fay, afroa–
tier lown, a frontier provinee,
0c.
Frontiers weie anciently called marches.
FRONTIS os, in analomy_
See~ NA T O"Y,
p. 151.
FRONTIGNIAC, a lUwn of Langncdoe in France, fi–
luated fixlcen miles (oulh IVen
01'
!'IlontpeJier, and re–
mark.ble for prodneir.g exeellent IVine.
FROST, in phyfiology, fuch aoexceflively cold Oale of
the air as eonvem IValery Ruids ioto ice.
In " ry cold (nowy wealher, nOl only waler, bu!
urine, beer, ale, milk, vinegar, and even \Vine, are
eilher wholly or io part coorerted iOIO ice, though
Ihe laO bUl flolVly. As lO lhe Creezing of exprer.'ed
"ils, a very iOleofe cold may deprive themof lheir
flnidilY, (o as tObe capable of beiog CUl iOlO portions
of any figure; blll IVhelher lhey are conl'Ctlible inlo
real ice, is oot yet delermined. In Ruflia oil frcem
much harder lh,n IVilh us, bUl does nOl
ere~
lhere he–
come perC,é! ice_ Common .noi(eed·walCr, aod lhe
like l.eak fpirils, are
f~id
lO
be eOOlerted inlo an int–
pet f,,9 ice inMII(covy;
~od
lhe Urong (pirils inlO .a
fubU:loec like
lh.ltof oil. \Vheo b" ndy Crazcs, a
It–
~uid
P" l, much Orooger th.m commou btdnd)',
¡e–
li«s
tu
lhe crnlre of lhe
'·eO~1.
F-Wl roli" b,,,IIl's :lre
li~ble
10
be aJT.,ged by fron:
tim~cr
is oflCo appmotly frol.n. and reodercd
eX–
ceediogl)' d,Oiel"l lO
f.lW.
!'lIarle. eh.tlk , and
Ollta
IJs fol,,1 terren ,i." coocreli,"" . IVill be fll'llllúl I,y
flron" antl dllr.,¡,le froUs. !'I1
,t.lsate conllJél ,1 by
frr,fI
~
lhus. :In iron lube, t"dre f" OI
I" r~,
"p,'obe–
inl: "poled lO lhe air in a r",lb nighl. lol! l'It.
hr.rs01 ilSIcnnlh
011
lhe e,'"""Y. il 1",lIs '" tltI""
Olli.l,
n" a~' n~e
lel1th (lCtll" II' \.ulk. I\lr l!tllle I11.IIk
fC\'l'r,ll l Xpl!nllh:lltS widl l1Iet,dlllll'
reO:
\s,
l" ((l\~" 1)~
thid
;'l'hIUlllll\"
\\hich
hl lllt'1
(Ik\t
\\llh
\\',lItr
l hlk
""1',.«1 ..
1'1.1
.<",;,(,.
.1
10
lht:
~~.ltI. bllll!~'
lh.
<" r··
n-
lion'uf 11,<, flul,.'n Ilu:J widHn th"H.
TIlt's
at,'
tlt'-
'Iurntl)'