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frit (frit)

noun

  1. the partly fused mixture of sand and fluxes of which glass is made
  2. 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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