frits
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noun
1.
Ceramics.
a.
a fused or partially fused material used as a basis for glazes or enamels.
b.
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)
3.
to fuse (materials) in making frit.
Also, fritt.
Origin:
1655–65; < Italian fritta, feminine past participle of friggere to fry < Latin frīgere to roast
1655–65; < Italian fritta, feminine past participle of friggere to fry < Latin frīgere to roast
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| —n | |
| 1. | a. the basic materials, partially or wholly fused, for making glass, glazes for pottery, enamel, etc |
| b. a glassy substance used in some soft-paste porcelain | |
| 2. | the material used for making the glaze for artificial teeth |
| —vb , frits, fritts, fritting, fritted | |
| 3. | (tr) to fuse (materials) in making frit |
| [C17: from Italian fritta, literally: fried, from friggere to fry, from Latin frīgere] | |
| fritt or fritt | |
| —n | |
| —vb | |
| [C17: from Italian fritta, literally: fried, from friggere to fry, from Latin frīgere] | |
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Word Origin & History
frit
1660s, from It. fritta, fem. pp. of friggere "to fry," from L. frigere (see fry (v.)).
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