Definition for FRIT

FRIT, n. [Fr. fritte; Sp. frita; It. fritto, fried, from L. frictus, frigo, Eng. to fry.]

In the manufacture of glass, the matter of which glass is made after it has been calcined or baked in a furnace. It is a composition of silex and metallic alkali, occasionally with other ingredients.

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