a. [f. FRAME v. + -ABLE.] Capable of being framed; † conformable.
1577. Stanyhurst, Descr. Irel., 10, in Holinshed (1587), II. Ech of these fiue, where they are framable to ciuilitie, and answere the writts of the Crowne, be sundred into shires or counties.
a. 1600. Hooker, Serm., Jude 17–21, § 30, Wks. 1888, III. 696. If the People in their degree do yield themselves framable to the truth, not like rough stone or flint, refusing to be smoothed and squared for the building.
1607. Hieron, Wks., I. 417. Answering an obiection, supposed to bee frameable out of these words, against the Truth of Christs bodie.
1658. trans. Porta’s Nat. Magick, I. iii. 4. Passing through all places [the Air] doth make mens bodies framable to her temperature.
1879. G. Macdonald, P. Faber, I. xvii. 221. The absolute lie, if such be frameable by lips of men, can look only the blackness of darkness it is.
Hence Framableness.
1617. Hieron, Wks., II. 65. To bring them to a more frameablenesse to his owne will.
1654. S. Ashe, Funeral Serm. R. Strange, 2. Let none therefore pride themselves in their natural, inbred ingenuity or acquired frameablenesse to that which is good.
