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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Frit \Frit\ (fr[i^]t), 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. [1913 Webster] 2. (Ceramics) The material for glaze of pottery. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster]