Frit (?), n. [F. fritte, fr. frit fried, p. p. of frire to fry. See Far, v. t.]
1. Glass Making
The material of which glass is made, after having been calcined or partly fused in a furnace, but before vitrification. It is a composition of silex and alkali, occasionally with other ingredients.
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2. Ceramics
The material for glaze of pottery.
Frit brick, a lump of calcined glass materials, brought to a pasty condition in a reverberatory furnace, preliminary to the perfect vitrification in the melting pot.
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Frit, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fritted; p. pr. & vb. n. Fritting.]
To prepare by heat (the materials for making glass); to fuse partially.
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Frit, v. t.
To fritter; -- with away.
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Ld. Lytton.
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