English word origin

Etymology of frit

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

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗

verb

To add frit to a glass or ceramic mixture · To prepare by heat (the materials for making glass); to fuse partially.

noun

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) · 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.

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

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Derivation mentionfrittefr
Derivation mentionfrittait · fried

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Source etymology 2

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adj

Frightened.

noun

A politician who does not perform some action (for example answering a question or calling a vote) out of fear of losing.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

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.

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