FRISKET

Etymology

Noun

frisket (plural friskets)

(printing) A thin frame in a printing press that holds the sheet of paper in position and acts as a mask.

Source: Wiktionary


Fris"ket, n. Etym: [F. frisguette. Perh. so named from the velocity or frequency of its motion. See Frisk a.] (Print.)

Definition: The light frame which holds the sheet of paper to the tympan in printing.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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