ˈfriskə̇t noun
( -s )
Etymology: French frisquette, from Middle French, from feminine of frisquet vivacious, flirtatious, from frisque, frique lively — more at frisk
1. : a light frame to hold the sheet of paper to the tympan in printing on a hand press ; also : a sheet stretched in a frame with parts cut out to lay over an inked form so that only certain parts shall be printed
2. : a masking device comparable to a frisket used in photography and photoengraving