a. [ OF. frieque, cf. OHG. frise lively, brisk, fresh, Dan. & Sw. frisk, Icel. friskr. See Fresh, a. ] Lively; brisk; frolicsome; frisky. [ Obs. ] Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. A frolic; a fit of wanton gayety; a gambol: a little playful skip or leap. Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i.
The frisking satyrs on the summits danced. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To search (a person) for concealed weapons or other objects, by patting the clothing to detect objects underneath;
n. A leap or caper. [ Obs. ] B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who frisks; one who leaps of dances in gayety; a wanton; an inconstant or unsettled person. Camden. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ F. frisguette. Perhaps so named from the velocity or frequency of its motion. See Frisk a. ] (Print.) The light frame which holds the sheet of paper to the tympan in printing. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Brisk; lively; frolicsome. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. In a frisky manner. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. State or quality of being frisky. [ 1913 Webster ]