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   The largest and most trusted free online dictionary for learners of British and American English with definitions, pictures, example sentences, synonyms, antonyms, word origins, audio pronunciation, and more. Look up the meanings of words, abbreviations, phrases, and idioms in our free English Dictionary.

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2. www.oed.com › dictionary › picture-frame_npicture frame noun & adjective - Oxford English Dictionary

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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.

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   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 ...

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › picture-framePICTURE FRAME | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   PICTURE FRAME definition: 1. a frame into which a picture fits 2. a frame into which a picture fits. Learn more.

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   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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   What is a picture frame?

   • The carvings often covered an entire wall and operated as a picture frame. Persons or objects of significance are mostly in the center part of the picture frame and never out of focus. She breaks the glass in a picture frame and picks up a large shard. The picture frame is the accomplishment of several pieces.

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   What is frame noun?

   • Definition of frame noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary [countable] a strong border or structure of wood, metal, etc. that holds a picture, door, piece of glass, etc. in position I'm going to paint the door frame white. She leaned against the frame of the door.

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   What does frame mean in literature?

   • [countable, usually singular] the form or structure of a person or animal’s body The bed was shorter than his six-foot frame. [singular] the general ideas or structure that form the background to something in/within the frame of something In this course we hope to look at literature in the frame of its social and historical context.

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   Where is a person in a picture frame?

   • Persons or objects of significance are mostly in the center part of the picture frame and never out of focus. She breaks the glass in a picture frame and picks up a large shard. The picture frame is the accomplishment of several pieces. However, the nonsense of its fable tumbles nicely within the picture frame.

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   What does a door frame mean?

   • [countable] a strong border or structure of wood, metal, etc. that holds a picture, door, piece of glass, etc. in position I'm going to paint the door frame white. She leaned against the frame of the door. Join our community to access the latest language learning and assessment tips from Oxford University Press!

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   What is a bed frame made of?

   • The bed frame is made of pine. In the 1920s, federal office buildings were typically built with steel frames encased in concrete or granite. [countable, usually plural] a structure of plastic or metal that holds the lenses in a pair of glasses [countable, usually singular] the form or structure of a person or animal’s body

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