Defn: The daughter of Njörd, aud goddess of love and beauty; the Scandinavian Venus; — in Teutonic myths confounded with Frigga, but in Scandinavian, distinct. [Written also Frea, Fraying, and Ereyja.]
FRIABIIITY
Fri"a*bii"i*ty, n. Etym: [Cf. F. friabilité.]
Defn: The quality of being friable; friableness. Locke.
FRIABLE
Fri"a*ble, a.
Defn: [friabilis, fr. friare to rub, break, or crumble into small pieces, cf. fricare to rub, E. fray. cf. F. friable.) Easily crumbled, pulverized, or reduced to powder. "Friable ground." Evelyn. "Soft and friable texture." Paley. — Fri'a-ble-ness, n.
FRIAR Fri"ar, n. Etym: [OR. frere, F. frère brother, friar, fr. L. frater brother. See Brother.]
1. (R. C. Ch.)
Defn: A brother or member of any religious order, but especially of
one of the four mendicant orders, viz: (a) Minors, Gray Friars, or
Franciscans. (b) Augustines. (c) Dominicans or Black Friars. (d)
White Friars or Carmelites. See these names in the Vocabulary.
2. (Print.)
Defn: A white or pale patch on a printed page.