/free sohonn"/ ; Fr. /frddee sawonn"/ , n. , pl. frissons /-sohonnz"/ ; Fr. /-sawonn"/ .
a sudden, passing sensation of excitement; a shudder of emotion; thrill: The movie offers the viewer the occasional frisson of seeing a character in mortal danger.
[ 1770-80; friçons (pl.) frictionem, acc. of frictio shiver (taken as deriv. of frigere to be cold), L: massage, FRICTION ]