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What does the word picture frame mean? There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the word picture frame. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. picture frame has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. painting and drawing (mid 1600s) theatre (1800s) See meaning & use.
Word Origin Old English framian ‘be useful’, of Germanic origin and related to from.The general sense in Middle English, ‘make ready for use’, probably led to senses (3 and 4) of the verb; it also gave rise to the specific meaning ‘prepare timber for use in building’, later ‘make the wooden parts (framework) of a building’, hence the noun sense ‘structure’ (late Middle ...
PICTURE FRAME definition: 1. a frame into which a picture fits 2. a frame into which a picture fits. Learn more.
picture frame meaning: 1. a frame into which a picture fits 2. a frame into which a picture fits. Learn more.
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