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franions

franions is the plural of franion.

Meaning of franion

Noun

franion (plural franions)

  1. (obsolete) A cheerful, frivolous person, a silly man; a loose woman.
    • First by her side did sitt the bold Sansloy,
      Fitt mate for such a mincing mineon,
      Who in her loosenesse tooke exceeding ioy;
      Might not be found a francker franion,
      Of her leawd parts to make companion:1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book II, Canto II”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC, page 215

Questions about franions

What is franions the plural of?
Franions is the plural of franion.

Words near franions in the dictionary

  1. frangulinic acid
  2. Frangulyan
  3. Frangulyans
  4. franig
  5. franion
  6. franions
  7. Franière
  8. frank
  9. frank bank
  10. Frank Drebin
  11. Frank-Caro process

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