frit

UK: /frɪt/ US: (frit)

Inflections of 'frit' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

frits

v 3rd person singular

fritting

v pres p

fritted

v past

fritted

v past p

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

frit  (frit), n., v., frit•ted, frit•ting. 
n. 

1. Ceramics
   • a fused or partially fused material used as a basis for glazes or enamels.
   • Ceramics the composition from which artificial soft porcelain is made.
2. Ceramics fused or calcined material prepared as part of the batch in glassmaking.

v.t. 

3. Ceramics to fuse (materials) in making frit.

Also, fritt. 

• Latin frīgere to roast
• Italian fritta, feminine past participle of friggere to fry
• 1655–65

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

frit, fritt / frɪt/ noun

1. the basic materials, partially or wholly fused, for making glass, glazes for pottery, enamel, etc
2. a glassy substance used in some soft-paste porcelain

verb (frits, fritts, fritting, fritted)

1. (transitive) to fuse (materials) in making frit

Etymology: 17th Century: from Italian fritta, literally: fried, from friggere to fry, from Latin frīgere