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Frit vs Friz - What's the difference?

frit | friz |

As nouns the difference between frit and friz

is that frit is a fused mixture of materials used to make glass while friz is dated form of frizz.

As verbs the difference between frit and friz

is that frit is to add frit to a glass or ceramic mixture while friz is dated form of frizz.

As an adjective frit

is 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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    friz

    English

    Noun

    (frizzes)
  • * Hare
    • He [Dr. Johnson], who saw in his glass how his wig became his face and head, might easily infer that a similar full-bottomed, well-curled friz of words would be no less becoming to his thoughts.

    Verb

  • * 1870 , Elizabeth Barker Comins, Marion Berkley
    • "To friz , or not to friz! that is the question!" exclaimed Marion, as she turned from her looking-glass and appealed to Florence, who was buttoning her best-fitting cloth boots.