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frit

  [frit] noun, verb, frit⋅ted, frit⋅ting.
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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; < It fritta, fem. ptp. of friggere to fry < L frīgere to roast
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frit   (frĭt)   
n.  

  1. The fused or partially fused materials used in making glass.

  2. A vitreous substance used in making porcelain, glazes, or enamels.

tr.v.   frit·ted, frit·ting, frits
To make into frit.

[Italian fritta, from feminine past participle of friggere, to fry, from Latin frīgere, to roast, fry.]
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