frit
frit
Definition
frit (frit)
noun
- the partly fused mixture of sand and fluxes of which glass is made
- 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 frit′·ted, frit′·ting
to prepare (materials for glass) by heating; make into frit
frit
Usage Examples
Object
- glass: The angular sharp grains of fritted glass adhere onto the surface with the use of an organic binder.
Converse of object
- glaze: If they use one part of [ brayed ] lajvard to forty parts of glaze frit it becomes transparent blue like a sapphire.
- use: This paragraph contains a description of a second frit used by medieval potters ( cf. the description in §18 ).
Adjective modifier
- Chinese: Frit thunbergi Another of the Chinese frits of which there have been forms in cultivation for a very long time is Frit thunbergii.
- American: American frits are kept under the staging of the alpine house whilst those from Central Asia are allowed to become dry.
Modifies a noun
- bulb: Chinese frit bulb This picture shows very clearly the simple twin scale type of fritillaria bulb.
- seed: Frit seed can be stored in this way for two or three years and still be viable provided it does not get damp.
- house: Fritillaria house 2 Further along in the frit house you will see that there are just a few pots with nothing showing yet.
- body: This would be the first wave of a wider migration that introduced the frit body to Persia at about same time.
- fly: Strategies for crops Strategy for cereals; from grass/clover plow, leave 4-5 weeks to minimize frit fly.
- davidii: Frit davidii is one of the recent introductions from China.
Noun used with modifier
- glass: Below, in front of the oven, is a pit full of water, into which they put the glass frit.
- enamel: Vitreous Enamel Frits The formulation of the development of the specialized glasses known as vitreous enamel frits.
Preposition: in
- pot: The frits in clay pots have become pretty dry and did require the second storm to keep enough moisture for the growing roots.
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