FRIT


Meaning of FRIT in English

■ noun a mixture of silica and fluxes which is fused at high temperature to make glass.

↘a similar calcined and pulverized mixture used to make soft-paste porcelain or ceramic glazes.

■ verb ( ~s , ~ting , ~ted ) make into ~.

Origin

C17: from Ital. ~ta , feminine past participle of friggere 'to fry'.

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