Frameful
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A quantity that fills a frame (any sense).
"In the old days each frameful was of one colour; but now, by what is called “planting,” an extra colour or two may be worked in the frames, providing it is done judiciously, so as not to produce a perceptible stripe."
Example
More examples"In the old days each frameful was of one colour; but now, by what is called “planting,” an extra colour or two may be worked in the frames, providing it is done judiciously, so as not to produce a perceptible stripe."
Etymology
From frame + -ful.
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