Fritware
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Fritware is a noun meaning Pottery in which frit is added to clay to reduce its fusion temperature.
Meaning
Pottery in which frit is added to clay to reduce its fusion temperature.
More Meanings
- A combination of clay and frit used to create fritware.
Example Sentences
The twelfth and thirteenth centuries constitute a high point in the history of Islamic ceramics, with finely potted and decorated fritwares produced in both Syria and Iran.
Akin to European soft-paste porcelain, this material, known as fritware or stone-paste, is described in the fourtheenth-century treatise of Ahu'l Qasim as consisting of ten parts ground quartz, one part ground glass and one part fine white clay.
Word Forms
- fritwares
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include fritting, firing, washing, muffle, blunger, co-fusion.
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