Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—F

Froth

(Master). “A foolish gentleman” in Measure for Measure.

Lord Froth.
A pompous coxcomb in The Double Dealer, by Congreve.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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