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v. t. [ imp. & p. p. fragged p. pr. & vb. n. fragging. ] [ by shortening from fragmentation grenade; ca. 1965. ] (Mil.) To assault, especially to kill or wound, with a fragmentation grenade. [ Slang ] This term became popularized when disaffected American troops serving in Vietnam were reported on occasion to kill unpopular commanders by the use of grenades. [ PJC ]

prop. n. a genus of plants comprising the strawberry plants.
Syn. -- genus Fragaria. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ L. fragilis, from frangere to break; cf. F. fragile. See Break, v. t., and cf. Frail, a. ] Easily broken; brittle; frail; delicate; easily destroyed. [ 1913 Webster ]

The state of ivy is tough, and not fragile. Bacon.

Syn. -- Brittle; infirm; weak; frail; frangible; slight.

-- Frag"ile*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

n. [ L. fragilitas: cf. F. fragilité. Cf. Frailty. ] 1. The condition or quality of being fragile; brittleness; frangibility. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Weakness; feebleness. [ 1913 Webster ]

An appearance of delicacy, and even of fragility, is almost essential to it [ beauty ]. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Liability to error and sin; frailty. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

The fragility and youthful folly of Qu. Fabius. Holland. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. fragmentum, fr. frangere to break: cf. F. fragment. See Break, v. t. ] A part broken off; a small, detached portion; an imperfect part; as, a fragment of an ancient writing. [ 1913 Webster ]

Gather up the fragments that remain. John vi. 12. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Fragmentary. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Geol.) Consisting of the pulverized or fragmentary material of rock, as conglomerate, shale, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Geol.) A fragmentary rock. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a fragmentary manner; piecemeal. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality or property of being in fragments, or broken pieces; incompleteness; want of continuity. G. Eliot. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. fragmentaire. ] 1. Composed of fragments, or broken pieces; disconnected; not complete or entire. Donne. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Geol.) Composed of the fragments of other rocks. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. the act or process of separating something into small pieces or fine particles.
Syn. -- atomization, atomisation. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. (Mil.) A type of hand grenade designed to burst into multiple fragments upon detonation of the explosive charge; the fragments fly away at high velocity, killing or wounding persons nearby. Contrasted to concussion grenade. The common type of fragmentation grenade used by the American military was sometimes jocosely referred to as a pineapple from its reticulated surface appearance, resembling that of the fruit. [ PJC ]

a. Broken into fragments. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A writer of fragments; as, the fragmentist of Wolfenbüttel. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ L., a breaking to pieces, fr. frangere to break. ] 1. A loud and sudden sound; the report of anything bursting; a crash. I. Watts. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. [ Due to confusion with fragrant. ] A strong or sweet scent. [ Obs. & Illegitimate. ] Sir T. Herbert.

{ , n. [ L. fragrantia: cf. OF. fragrance. ] The quality of being fragrant; sweetness of smell; a sweet smell; a pleasing odor; perfume. [ 1913 Webster ]

Eve separate he spies,
Veiled in a cloud of fragrance. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

The goblet crowned,
Breathed aromatic fragrancies around. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. fragrans. -antis, p. pr. of fragrare to emit a smell of fragrance: cf. OF. fragrant. ] Affecting the olfactory nerves agreeably; sweet of smell; odorous; having or emitting an agreeable perfume. [ 1913 Webster ]

Fragrant the fertile earth
After soft showers. Milton.

Syn. -- Sweet-smelling; odorous; odoriferous; sweet-scented; redolent; ambrosial; balmy; spicy; aromatic.

-- Fra"grant*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

a. Not fragrant. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality or state of being irrefragable; incapability of being refuted. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ F. irréfragable, L. irrefragabilis. See Refragable. ] Not refragable; not to be gainsaid or denied; not to be refuted or overthrown; irrefutable; unanswerable; incontestable; undeniable; as, an irrefragable argument; irrefragable evidence. -- Ir*ref"ra*ga*ble*ness, n. -- Ir*ref"ra*ga*bly, adv.

Syn. -- Incontrovertible; unanswerable; indisputable; unquestionable; incontestable; indubitable; undeniable; irrefutable. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F., fr. L. naufragium; navis + frangere. ] Shipwreck; ruin. [ Obs. ] acon. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. naufragus. See Naufrage. ] causing shipwreck. [ Obs. ] r. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. ossifraga, ossifragus, osprey, fr. ossifragus bone breaking; os, ossis, a bone + frangere, fractum, to break. See Osseous, Break, and cf. Osprey, Ossifragous. ] (Zool.) (a) The lammergeir. (b) The young of the sea eagle or bald eagle. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. ossifragus. See Ossifrage. ] Serving to break bones; bone-breaking. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ LL. refragabilis, fr. L. refragari to oppose. ] Capable of being refuted; refutable. [ R. ] -- Ref"ra*ga*ble*ness, n. [R.] -- Ref`ra*ga*bil"i*ty n. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ L. refragatus, p. p. of refragor. ] To oppose. [ R. ] Glanvill. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ L., saxifrage. See Saxifrage. ] (Bot.) A genus of exogenous polypetalous plants, embracing about one hundred and eighty species. See Saxifrage. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Bot.) Of or pertaining to a natural order of plants (Saxifragaceae) of which saxifrage is the type. The order includes also the alum root, the hydrangeas, the mock orange, currants and gooseberries, and many other plants. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ See Saxifrage. ] Breaking or destroying stones; saxifragous. [ R. ] -- n. That which breaks or destroys stones. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. saxifraga, from saxifragus stone-breaking; saxum rock + frangere to break: cf. F. saxifrage. See Fracture, and cf. Sassafras, Saxon. ] (Bot.) Any plant of the genus Saxifraga, mostly perennial herbs growing in crevices of rocks in mountainous regions. [ 1913 Webster ]

Burnet saxifrage, a European umbelliferous plant (Pimpinella Saxifraga). --
Golden saxifrage, a low half-succulent herb (Chrysosplenium oppositifolium) growing in rivulets in Europe; also, Chrysosplenium Americanum, common in the United States. See also under Golden. --
Meadow saxifrage, or
Pepper saxifrage. See under Meadow. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. saxifragus: cf. F. saxifrage. See Saxifrage. ] Dissolving stone, especially dissolving stone in the bladder. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Septum + L. frangere, fractum, to break. ] (Bot.) Breaking from the partitions; -- said of a method of dehiscence in which the valves of a pod break away from the partitions, and these remain attached to the common axis. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ F. suffragant, L. suffragans, p. pr. of suffragari to support with one's vote, to be favorable. See Suffrage. ] Assisting; assistant; as, a suffragan bishop. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. suffragant: cf. LL. suffraganeus. See Suffragan, a. ] 1. An assistant. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Eccl.) A bishop considered as an assistant, or as subject, to his metropolitan; an assistant bishop. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The office of a suffragan. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. & n. Suffragan. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. & t. [ imp. & p. p. Suffragated p. pr. & vb. n. Suffragating. ] [ L. suffragatus, p. p. of suffragari. See Suffragan, a. ] To vote or vote with. [ Obs. ] “Suffragating tribes.” Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. ] One who assists or favors by his vote. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F., fr. L. suffragium; perhaps originally, a broken piece, a potsherd, used in voting, and fr. sub under + the root of frangere to break. See Break. ] 1. A vote given in deciding a controverted question, or in the choice of a man for an office or trust; the formal expression of an opinion; assent; vote. [ 1913 Webster ]

I ask your voices and your suffrages. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Testimony; attestation; witness; approval. [ 1913 Webster ]

Lactantius and St. Austin confirm by their suffrage the observation made by heathen writers. Atterbury. [ 1913 Webster ]

Every miracle is the suffrage of Heaven to the truth of a doctrine. South. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Eccl.) (a) A short petition, as those after the creed in matins and evensong. (b) A prayer in general, as one offered for the faithful departed. Shipley. [ 1913 Webster ]

I firmly believe that there is a purgatory, and that the souls therein detained are helped by the suffrages of the faithful. Creed of Pope Pius IV. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Aid; assistance. [ A Latinism ] [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

5. The right to vote; franchise. [ PJC ]

v. t. To vote for; to elect. [ Obs. ] Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A woman who advocates the right to vote for women; a woman suffragist. This term was applied mostly to women in the United States prior to the adoption of the 19th amendment to the constitution in 1920, giving women the right to vote. Modern use of this term usually refers to the women who advocated female suffrage{ 5 } in the years prior to 1920. [ PJC ]

a. [ L. suffraginosus diseased in the hock, fr. suffrago the pastern, or hock. ] Of or pertaining to the hock of a beast. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. One who possesses or exercises the political right of suffrage; a voter. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. One who has certain opinions or desires about the political right of suffrage; as, a woman suffragist. [ 1913 Webster ]

It is curious that . . . Louisa Castelefort should be obliged after her marriage immediately to open her doors and turn ultra liberal, or an universal suffragist. Miss Edgeworth. [ 1913 Webster ]