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<i>B. Jonson.</i>

<h1>Frisker</h1> <Xpage=597>

<hw>Frisker</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who frisks; one who leaps of dances in gayety; a wanton; an inconstant or unsettled person.</def>

<i>Camden.</i>

<h1>Frisket</h1> <Xpage=597>

<hw>Fris"ket</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>frisguette</ets>. Perh. so named from the velocity or frequency of its motion. See <er>Frisk</er> <tt>a.</tt>]</ety> <fld>(Print.)</fld> <def>The light frame which holds the sheet of paper to the tympan in printing.</def>

<h1>Friskful</h1> <Xpage=597>

<hw>Frisk"ful</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Brisk; lively; frolicsome.</def>

<h1>Friskily'</h1> <Xpage=597>

<hw>Frisk"i*ly'</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>In a frisky manner.</def>

<h1>Friskiness</h1> <Xpage=597>

<hw>Frisk"i*ness</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>State or quality of being frisky.</def>

<h1>Frisky</h1> <Xpage=597>

<hw>Frisk"y</hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Inclined to frisk; frolicsome; gay.</def>

<blockquote>He is too <b>frisky</b> for an old man. <i>Jeffrey.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Frislet</h1> <Xpage=597>

<hw>Fris"let</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>[<???/Cf. <er>Fraise</er> a kind of defense; also <er>Friz</er>.) A kind of small ruffle.</def>

<i>Halliwell.</i>

<h1>Frist</h1> <Xpage=597>

<hw>Frist</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>fristen</ets>, <ets>firsten</ets>, to lend, give respite, postpone, AS. <ets>firstan</ets> to give respite to; akin to first time, G. <ets>frist</ets>, Icel. <ets>frest</ets> delay.]</ety> <def>To sell upon credit, as goods.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>Crabb.</i>

<h1>Frisure</h1> <Xpage=597>

<hw>Fri"sure`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>The dressing of the hair by crisping or curling.</def>

<i>Smollett.</i>

<h1>Frit</h1> <Xpage=597>

<hw>Frit</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>fritte</ets>, fr. <ets>frit</ets> fried, p. p. of <ets>frire</ets> to fry. See <er>Far</er>, <tt>v. t.</tt>]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Glass Making)</fld> <def>The material of which glass is made, after having been calcined or partly fused in a furnace, but before vitrification. It is a composition of silex and alkali, occasionally with other ingredients.</def>

<i>Ure.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Ceramics)</fld> <def>The material for glaze of pottery.</def>

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