Topic: PAINTING AND DRAWING
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| Language: | Old English |
| Origin: | framian 'to be helpful to, make progress' |
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frame2 [transitive]
1AVD to surround something with something else so that it looks attractive or can be seen clearly : 
Sarah's face was framed by her long dark hair.She stood there, framed against the doorway.
Sarah's face was framed by her long dark hair.She stood there, framed against the doorway.2AVP to put a picture in a structure that will hold it firmly :
3SCC to deliberately make someone seem guilty of a crime when they are not guilty, by lying to the police or in a court of law [= set up]: Needham's lawyers claimed that he had been framed by the police.
Needham's lawyers claimed that he had been framed by the police.4 formal to carefully plan the way you are going to ask a question, make a statement etc : She wondered how she was going frame the question.
She wondered how she was going frame the question.5 formal to organize and develop a plan, system etc : Newman played a central role in framing the new law.
Newman played a central role in framing the new law.6 having a frame or frames of a particular colour or material : wire-framed spectacles
gilt-framed/wood-framed etc
DTwire-framed spectacles