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F

n

is lhe brown linnet of f:hn.

~

l. Thc

brOI~n frio~ilb,

with a )'c1IClWllh ¡"II.

is.ln

Enrnr~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.tl

lhe 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.li

l 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.tI

meplalioo, 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.tI

kogtll 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.on

lhe

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.lt

Imes

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.lt

of 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.ls

ate 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.rs

01 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)'