picture frame
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1.7
- noun
- /ˈpɪk.tʃər freɪm/
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marco de fotos
- She displayed her favorite family photo in a beautiful picture frame on the mantelpiece.
- silver picture frame
- antique picture frame
- empty picture frame
Got this really cute little square picture frame, black with gold trim.
- Got this really cute little square picture frame, black with gold trim.
- So you look through the one inch picture frame and you see one scene.
- So when you came in, you saw, like, the picture frames on the wall.
- OK, so for those who are watching, he's walking up to his wall and, oh, it's in a picture frame.
- So it didn't really work out that well, but maybe if I find a cute picture frame, I can put this page and still put it as a memory.
Examples
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I had to sell your grandmother's silver picture frame to buy these.
Fiction book (1998) -
For example: I had to buy 10 identical picture frames at a store for a show.
Blog text (17) -
I made this picture frame.
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So when you came in, you saw, like, the picture frames on the wall.
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Paul walks into the room holding a broken picture frame.
Fiction book (2002) -
Got this really cute little square picture frame, black with gold trim.
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There's a small picture frame in the window.
Fiction book (2001) -
Jada closed the double picture frame and slipped it into the top drawer.
Fiction book (1993) -
From the bottom of the drawer, he lifted out a picture frame, beautifully carved of deep brown chestnut wood.
Fiction book (2002) -
Tablecloths, picture frames, teacups, bottles of Lacto Calamine all ended up on the floor.
Fiction book (2002)
Synonyms
135
1.0
A rigid border that surrounds and supports a picture or mirror
8
5.2
A frame or support that holds an object for display
How Decorative
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound 'picture frame' transparently combines 'picture' and 'frame' to denote an object that holds or displays pictures, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents will grasp the general concept. However, the specific sense given — an electronic device that displays digital photographs — is a technology-driven extension that is not fully predictable from the parts alone and would typically require the modifier 'digital' or extra context, making the expression only partially transparent.
Etymology
Picture frame is literally a frame that goes around a picture, like a border that holds and protects the image, so it means 'a thing made to go around and hold a picture'.