Defn: A defense consisting of pointed stakes driven into the ramparts in a horizontal or inclined position.
2. (Mech.)
Defn: A fluted reamer for enlarging holes in stone; a small milling cutter.
FRAISE
Fraise, v. t. (Mil.)
Defn: To protect, as a line of troops, against an onset of cavalry, by opposing bayonets raised obliquely forward. Wilhelm.
FRAISED
Fraised, a.
Defn: Fortified with a fraise.
FRAKEN
Frak"en, n.
Defn: A freckle. [Obs.]
A few fraknes in his face. Chaucer.
FRAMABLE
Fram"a*ble, a.