frit

American  

[frit] / frɪt /

Or fritt

noun

1. Ceramics.

   1. a fused or partially fused material used as a basis for glazes or enamels.

   2. the composition from which artificial soft porcelain is made.

2. fused or calcined material prepared as part of the batch in glassmaking.

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verb (used with object)

fritted, fritting

1. to fuse (materials) in making frit.

frit British  

/ frɪt /

noun

1. 1. the basic materials, partially or wholly fused, for making glass, glazes for pottery, enamel, etc

   2. a glassy substance used in some soft-paste porcelain

2. the material used for making the glaze for artificial teeth

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verb

1. (tr) to fuse (materials) in making frit

Etymology

Origin of frit

1655–65; < Italian fritta, feminine past participle of friggere to fry < Latin frīgere to roast

Example Sentences

In the lively Brussels neighborhood of Flagey, you can be sure of two things: People will be lined up for fries at Frit Flagey, and pigeons will be nearby, pecking at scraps.

From New York Times • Nov. 10, 2023

Frit is made from paper-thin sheets of glass that are broken up by vibration, then placed in spinning drums filled with balls, where the glass is pulverized into powder.

From Time Magazine Archive

A dressing station filled with R.A.M.C. and wounded was taken, but Frit acted honourably, placed a sentry over the entrance and allowed the Red Cross men to carry on with their work.

From Norman Ten Hundred A Record of the 1st (Service) Bn. Royal Guernsey Light Infantry by Blicq, A. Stanley

Oniscus, the Frit Fly, and Cecidomya, the Hessian Fly, which attack young winter wheat within the sheaths and cause the plants to turn yellow and wilt.

From Disease in Plants by Ward, H. Marshall

Frit, frit, n. a small fly destructive to wheat.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various