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

See Examples For:

frit fritted fritting

A different type of edge sealing using nanosecond lasers and a glass frit filler was tried in the past, but the welds proved too brittle for use in outdoor module designs.

From Science Daily ● May 2, 2024

The panels have a frit pattern, which helps shelter fans from the sun.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2023

This would mean the beautiful frit lace patterns could be interpreted as an expression of the will of the glass molecules.

From New York Times ● Mar. 16, 2023

A Richland company, Fluid Controls and Components, is supplying 108,000 pounds of the glass beads, or frit, needed for the nonradioactive commissioning of the Low Activity Waste Facility.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 9, 2022

Returning to the Inferno, Cicerone led the way to a pot which was being filled with frit from one of the little covered cars that he had pointed out in the mixing-room.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 83, September, 1864 by Various

The D.C. forensic lab building, a 351,000-square-foot project, includes automated solar sunscreen covers and fritted glass louvers to control indirect light in open office areas.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 14, 2023

Swaddle wrote to Salon about "aesthetically pleasing fritted glass that could be installed in new construction and retrofits" and which are also bird-friendly.

From Salon ● Feb. 16, 2023

The entire plaza is shaded by the stadium’s fritted roof, which extends to cover YouTube Theatre.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 8, 2022

The new 54,000-square-foot headquarters, inset with transparent and fritted glass and a glazed terracotta-tile facade, opened in 2008.

From New York Times ● Jul. 27, 2021

A fritted coke indicates a slightly coking coal, while the spongy appearance points to a highly coking coal which has been partly fused in the furnace.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" by Various

The depth of the frosting, or fritting, as it’s called, said Julia Hodgson, director of development for the World Wide Group, was carefully considered.

From New York Times ● Nov. 12, 2014

“There was a lot of sitting and standing behind that glass to get the fritting level just right,” she said.

From New York Times ● Nov. 12, 2014

The blue or green colour was made by fritting together silica, lime, alkaline carbonate and copper carbonate; the latter varied from 3% in delicate blues to 20% in deep purple blues.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" by Various

Then those insoluble are mixed and fritted; that is, fused in a crucible or fritting furnace to a greater or less degree, according to the hardness of the glaze.

From Pottery, for Artists Craftsmen & Teachers by Cox, George J.

The receipts given on pages 183 and 184 will make good colourless glazes without fritting if thoroughly ground in a mortar and passed through a sieve.

From Pottery, for Artists Craftsmen & Teachers by Cox, George J.