[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

frame \frame\, v. t. imp.  p. p. framed; p. pr.  vb. n.
   framing. oe. framen, fremen, to execute, build, as.
   fremman to further, perform, effect, fr. fram strong,
   valiant; akin to e. foremost, and prob. to as. fram from,
   icel. fremja, frama, to further, framr forward, g. fromm
   worthy, excellent, pious. see foremost, from, and cf.
   furnish.
   1. arch.  engin. to construct by fitting and uniting the
      several parts of the skeleton of any structure;
      specifically, in woodwork, to put together by cutting
      parts of one member to fit parts of another. see
      dovetail, halve, v. t., miter, tenon, tooth,
      tusk, scarf, and splice.
      1913 webster

   2. to originate; to plan; to devise; to contrive; to compose;
      in a bad sense, to invent or fabricate, as something
      false.
      1913 webster

            how many excellent reasonings are framed in the mind
            of a man of wisdom and study in a length of years.
                                                  --i. watts.
      1913 webster

   3. to fit to something else, or for some specific end; to
      adjust; to regulate; to shape; to conform.
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            and frame my face to all occasions.   --shak.
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            we may in some measure frame our minds for the
            reception of happiness.               --landor.
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            the human mind is framed to be influenced. --i.
                                                  taylor.
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   4. to cause; to bring about; to produce. obs.
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            fear frames disorder, and disorder wounds. --shak.
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   5. to support. obs.  r.
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            that on a staff his feeble steps did frame.
                                                  --spenser.
      1913 webster

   6. to provide with a frame, as a picture.
      1913 webster

   7. to manufacture false evidence against an innocent
      person, so as to make the person appear guilty of a
      crime. the act of framing a person is often referred to as
      a frame-up.
      pjc
see also:
framed framing foremost from furnish dovetail 
halve miter tenon tooth tusk 
scarf splice frame-up 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

framing \fram"ing\, n.
   1. the act, process, or style of putting together a frame, or
      of constructing anything; a frame; that which frames.
      1913 webster

   2. arch.  engin. a framework, or a sy? of frames.
      1913 webster

   framing chisel carp., a heavy chisel with a socket shank
      for making mortises. frampel
see also:
framing chisel 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

framing
     n 1: formulation of the plans and important details; "the framing
          of judicial decrees"
     2: a structure supporting or containing something syn: framework,
         frame
see also:
framework frame 

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