Frit, v. t. To fritter; -- with
away. [R.] Ld. Lytton.
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. Ure.
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.
Frit, v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Fritted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Fritting.] To prepare by heat (the materials for making
glass); to fuse partially. Ure.