Meaning

noun the framework for a pair of eyeglasses

noun a single one of a series of still transparent pictures forming a cinema, television or video film

noun alternative names for the body of a human being

originFrom Middle English frame (“profit, benefit, advantage; a structure composed according to a plan”), from the verb (above) and also from Old Norse frami (“advantage, fame, bravery, efficiency, privilege, honor”); and frame (“a framework or structure of any kind”) which is of uncertain origin. The latter is usually regarded as a derivative of former; however, compare the rare Anglo-Norman and Old…

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