Sekirov Dictionary

frit

/fɹɪt/

noun 7
verb 2
adjective 1
forms 5
phrases 1

noun7

A pre-fused ceramic mixture used to make glass and glazes.
Such material used in the manufacture of ceramic beads and small ornaments. (eastern Mediterranean; Bronze and Iron Age)
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(UK, disapproving) 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? — 2022
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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. — 2025
Such material that is resistant to melting and used to physically support objects in a crucible.
A material, whether ceramic, plastic or some other material, that is used for support in chemical apparatus.
A frit fly.

verb2

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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 — 1831
To add frit to a glass or ceramic mixture

adjective1

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(UK) 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. — 1983

forms

fritted · fritting · frits · more frit · most frit

Phrases with frit

frit away
To fritter away.

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