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frit (frit)

noun

  1. the partly fused mixture of sand and fluxes of which glass is made
  2. a partly fused vitreous substance, ground and used as a basis for glazes and enamels

Etymology: Fr fritte < It fritta, fried, pp. of friggere < L frigere, fry

transitive verb, intransitive verb fritted frit′·ted, fritting frit′·ting

to prepare (materials for glass) by heating; make into frit

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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