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FOHT-ohfr-aym/ˈfəʊtəʊ freɪm/

A photo frame (id: photo-frame) is a border that holds and displays a photograph. A photo is the picture; an album stores many. Halls: a photo frame still needs the inventory check; nails in the plaster are a deposit fail.

Meaning

A border that holds and displays a photograph.

Examples

• “A photo frame in halls still needs the inventory check; nails in the plaster are a deposit fail.”
• “A photo-frame on the boarding locker is blu-tack only; a nail is a fire-safety and inventory fail.”

Good to know

a photo frame. Contrast: a photo / an album. Halls / boarding. Countable frames. Mix-up: a frame can mean a bicycle frame or a glasses frame; this frame holds a photo.

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