5 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Frolic \Frol"ic\ (fr[o^]l"[i^]k), a. [D. vroolijk akin to G.
fr["o]lich, fr froh, OHG. fr[=o], Dan. fro, OS fr[=a]h, cf
Icel. fr[=a]r swift; all perh. akin to Skr. pru to spring
up.]
Full of levity; dancing, playing, or frisking about full of
pranks; frolicsome; gay; merry.
The frolic wind that breathes the spring. --Milton.
The gay, the frolic, and the loud. --Waller.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Frolic \Frol"ic\, n.
1. A wild prank; a flight of levity, or of gayety and mirth.
He would be at his frolic once again --Roscommon.
2. A scene of gayety and mirth, as in lively play, or in
dancing; a merrymaking.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Frolic \Frol"ic\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Frolicked}; p. pr & vb
n. {Frolicking}.]
To play wild pranks; to play tricks of levity, mirth, and
gayety; to indulge in frolicsome play; to sport.
Hither, come hither, and frolic and play. --Tennyson.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
frolic
n : gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or
amusement; "it was all done in play"; "their frolic in
the surf threatened to become ugly" [syn: {play}, {romp},
{gambol}, {caper}]
v : play or romp around "The children frolicked in the garden";
"the gamboling lambs in the meadows" [syn: {lark}, {rollick},
{skylark}, {disport}, {sport}, {cavort}, {gambol}, {frisk},
{romp}, {run around}, {lark about}]
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]:
Frolic
A {Prolog} system in {Common Lisp}.
{(ftp://ftp.cs.utah.edu/pub/frolic.tar.Z)}
(1991-11-23)
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