DICT.TW Dictionary Taiwan

 Bal·loon n.
 1. A bag made of silk or other light material, and filled with hydrogen gas or heated air, so as to rise and float in the atmosphere; especially, one with a car attached for aërial navigation.
 2. Arch. A ball or globe on the top of a pillar, church, etc., as at St. Paul's, in London. [R.]
 3. Chem. A round vessel, usually with a short neck, to hold or receive whatever is distilled; a glass vessel of a spherical form.
 4. Pyrotechnics A bomb or shell. [Obs.]
 5. A game played with a large inflated ball. [Obs.]
 6. Engraving The outline inclosing words represented as coming from the mouth of a pictured figure.
 Air balloon, a balloon for aërial navigation.
 Balloon frame Carp., a house frame constructed altogether of small timber.
 Balloon net, a variety of woven lace in which the weft threads are twisted in a peculiar manner around the warp.

 Frame, n.
 1. Anything composed of parts fitted and united together; a fabric; a structure; esp., the constructional system, whether of timber or metal, that gives to a building, vessel, etc., its model and strength; the skeleton of a structure.
 These are thy glorious works, Parent of good,
 Almighty! thine this universal frame.   --Milton.
 2. The bodily structure; physical constitution; make or build of a person.
    Some bloody passion shakes your very frame.   --Shak.
    No frames could be strong enough to endure it.   --Prescott.
 3. A kind of open case or structure made for admitting, inclosing, or supporting things, as that which incloses or contains a window, door, picture, etc.; that on which anything is held or stretched; as: (a) The skeleton structure which supports the boiler and machinery of a locomotive upon its wheels. (b) Founding A molding box or flask, which being filled with sand serves as a mold for castings. (c) The ribs and stretchers of an umbrella or other structure with a fabric covering. (d) A structure of four bars, adjustable in size, on which cloth, etc., is stretched for quilting, embroidery, etc. (e) Hort. A glazed portable structure for protecting young plants from frost. (f) Print. A stand to support the type cases for use by the compositor.   (f) a pair of glasses without the lenses; that part of a pair of glasses that excludes the lenses.
 4. Mach. A term applied, especially in England, to certain machines built upon or within framework; as, a stocking frame; lace frame; spinning frame, etc.
 5. Form; shape; proportion; scheme; structure; constitution; system; as, a frameof government.
 She that hath a heart of that fine frame
 To pay this debt of love but to a brother.   --Shak.
    Put your discourse into some frame.   --Shak.
 6. Particular state or disposition, as of the mind; humor; temper; mood; as, to be always in a happy frame.  Same as {frame of mind}
 7. Contrivance; the act of devising or scheming. [Obs.]
 John the bastard
 Whose spirits toil in frame of villainies.   --Shak.
 8. In games: (a) In pool, the triangular form used in setting up the balls; also, the balls as set up, or the round of playing required to pocket them all; as, to play six frames in a game of 50 points. (b) In bowling, as in tenpins, one of the several innings forming a game.
 Balloon frame, Cant frames, etc. See under Balloon, Cant, etc.
 Frame building or Frame house, a building of which the form and support is made of framed timbers. [U.S.]
 Frame level, a mason's level.
 Frame saw, a thin saw stretched in a frame to give it rigidity.
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