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frit

Pronunciation: /fɹɪt/

The English word “frit” has 10 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A pre-fused ceramic mixture used to make glass and glazes.
  2. Such material used in the manufacture of ceramic beads and small ornaments. (eastern Mediterranean; Bronze and Iron Age)
  3. Such material that is resistant to melting and used to physically support objects in a crucible.
  4. A material, whether ceramic, plastic or some other material, that is used for support in chemical apparatus.
  5. Any of many black enamel dots baked in a graded pattern onto the glass around the edge of a windshield.
  6. A politician who does not perform some action (for example answering a question or calling a vote) out of fear of losing.
  7. A frit fly.

verb

  1. To add frit to a glass or ceramic mixture
  2. To prepare by heat (the materials for making glass); to fuse partially.

adjective

  1. Frightened.

Etymology

Either from French fritte, from frit (“fried”), or else from Italian fritta f (“fried”).

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