frisket

[ fris-kit ]

noun

1. a mask of thin paper laid over an illustration to shield certain areas when using an airbrush.
2. Printing. a mask of strong paper set in a rectangular frame attached to the tympan of certain presses and cut up so as to prevent accidental soiling or printing by furniture or the chase.

frisket

/ ˈfrɪskɪt /

noun

1. printing a light rectangular frame, attached to the tympan of a hand printing press, that carries a parchment sheet to protect the nonprinting areas

Word History and Origins

Origin of frisket¹

From the French word frisquette, dating back to 1675–85. See frisk, -et

Word History and Origins

Origin of frisket¹

C17: from French frisquette , of obscure origin

Example Sentences

And I think it probably took me eight years before I finally said, I was trying to copy what everyone else was doing, which was using Frisket and Lassos, when I first started, everyone was using this Lasso tool in Photoshop, which allows you to select an area and cut it off.

From Slate

In this workshop, offered monthly, participants will learn the frisket technique, using stencils and paint on clay tiles, in a happy hour atmosphere.

From Washington Post

Painting clay, artist Clay Hollenkamp teaches the art of clay tile painting using the frisket technique of stencils; all materials and refreshments provided.

From Washington Post

A blank on the edge or corner of a page, owing to a portion of the frisket, or something else, intervening between the type and paper.

From Project Gutenberg

It has as essential parts the toggle joint and lever, and in the frame work, as in the Stanhope, type bed, rails on which the bed was moved in and out, means to move the bed, the platen, the tympan on which the sheet is placed, the frisket, a perforated sheet of paper, to preserve the printed sheet, an inking roller and frame.

From Project Gutenberg