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frit¹

  • /fɹɪt/

Rhymes with -ɪt

Where it comes from

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

noun frits

  1. countable, uncountable A pre-fused ceramic mixture used to make glass and glazes.
  2. countable, uncountable Such material used in the manufacture of ceramic beads and small ornaments. (eastern Mediterranean; Bronze and Iron Age)
  3. countable, uncountable Such material that is resistant to melting and used to physically support objects in a crucible.
  4. countable, uncountable A material, whether ceramic, plastic or some other material, that is used for support in chemical apparatus.
  5. countable, uncountable Any of many black enamel dots baked in a graded pattern onto the glass around the edge of a windshield. Made from ceramic paint baked directly into the glass, frits help bond the windscreen to the vehicle by providing a textured surface for adhesives and shielding them from damaging UV rays.

verb frits · fritting · fritted

  1. To add frit to a glass or ceramic mixture
  2. To prepare by heat (the materials for making glass); to fuse partially. equal parts of the calcined and roasted ore, of ground flints and potash, are fritted together and then fused

frit²

  • /fɹɪt/

Rhymes with -ɪt

Where it comes from

Dialectal past participle of fright (“frighten”), formed on the model of bite:bit and light:lit. Compare the parallel formation fit (“fought”).

By the late 20th century, largely confined to the Lincolnshire dialect, but adopted into political slang in the 1980s from the speeches of Grantham-born Margaret Thatcher.

adjective more frit · most frit

  1. UK, especially, regional Frightened. The right hon. Gentleman is afraid of an election, is he? Afraid? Frightened? Frit? Could not take it? Cannot stand it? If I were going to cut and run, I should have gone after the Falklands.

noun frits

  1. UK, derogatory A politician who does not perform some action (for example answering a question or calling a vote) out of fear of losing. Why are you not going to bother? You are scared? You are a frit? Is that the problem?

frit³

  • /fɹɪt/

Rhymes with -ɪt

noun frits

  1. A frit fly.

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noun fused mixture of materials

Portuguêsfrita
Françaisfritte
DeutschFritte

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@misc{frit_2026,
  title = {frit},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/frit},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}