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Frit vs Frat - What's the difference?

frit | frat |

As nouns the difference between frit and frat

is that frit is a fused mixture of materials used to make glass while frat is shortened form for fraternity, college organization (often used as a noun modifier).

As a verb frit

is to add to a glass or ceramic mixture.

As an adjective frit

is (uk|dialect|lincolnshire) frightened.

frit

English

Etymology 1

(etyl) fritte, from .

Noun

(en noun)
  • A fused mixture of materials used to make glass

    • Verb

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

    See also

    * frit away

    Etymology 2

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (UK, dialect, Lincolnshire) frightened
  • * 1983 April 19, [http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Margaret_Thatcher]:
    • The right hon. Gentleman is afraid of an election is he? Oh, if I were going to cut and run I'd have gone after the Falklands. Afraid? Frightened? Frit ? Couldn't take it? Couldn't stand it?

    Anagrams

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    frat

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Shortened form for fraternity, college organization. (Often used as a noun modifier.)
    • "See you at the frat house."
    "All the frats will be there."

    Derived terms

    * frat boy * frat brother * frat house * fratter

    Related terms

    * fraternal * fraternity

    Anagrams

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