[ad_1] noun
- Ceramics.
- a fused or partially fused material used as a basis for glazes or enamels.
- the composition from which artificial soft porcelain is made.
- fused or calcined material prepared as part of the batch in glassmaking.
verb (used with object), frit·ted, frit·ting.
- to fuse (materials) in making frit.
noun
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- the basic materials, partially or wholly fused, for making glass, glazes for pottery, enamel, etc
- a glassy substance used in some soft-paste porcelain
- the material used for making the glaze for artificial teeth
verb frits, fritts, fritting or fritted
- (tr) to fuse (materials) in making frit
“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.)).