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Meaning of fritware | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. Pottery in which frit is added to clay to reduce its fusion temperature.
    countable, uncountable
  2. A combination of clay and frit used to create fritware.
    countable, uncountable

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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