frit








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  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.

verb (used with object), frit·ted, frit·ting.

  1. to fuse (materials) in making frit.

noun

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

verb frits, fritts, fritting or fritted

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

“material for glass-making,” 1660s, from Italian fritta, fem. past participle of friggere “to fry,” from Latin frigere “to roast, poach, fry” (see fry (v.)).

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