Definition of frit
1 : the calcined or partly fused materials of which glass is made
2 : any of various chemically complex glasses used ground especially to introduce soluble or unstable ingredients into glazes or enamels
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Origin and Etymology of frit
Italian fritta, from feminine of fritto, past participle of friggere to fry, from Latin frigere to roast — more at fry
First Known Use: 1662
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frit
verb
Definition of frit
fritted
;fritting
transitive verb
1 : to prepare (materials for glass) by heat : fuse
2 : to convert into a frit
1832
First Known Use of frit
1832
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