v. to become brisk.
Syn. -- brisk, brisk up. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ OE. bruskette, OF. bruschet, F. bréchet, brichet; prob. of Celtic origin; cf. W. brysced the breast of a slain animal, brisket, Corn. vrys breast, Armor. brusk, bruched, the front of the chest, Gael. brisgein the cartilaginous part of a bone. ] That part of the breast of an animal which extends from the fore legs back beneath the ribs; also applied to the fore part of a horse, from the shoulders to the bottom of the chest. [ See Illust. of Beef. ] [ 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 ]

n. One who risks or hazards. Hudibras. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ or , n. [ Gr. &unr_; three-legged. See Tri-; Isosceles. ] A figure composed of three branches, usually curved, radiating from a center, as the figure composed of three human legs, with bent knees, which has long been used as a badge or symbol of Sicily and of the Isle of Man. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]