Fritware
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Pottery in which frit is added to clay to reduce its fusion temperature. countable, uncountable
"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."
- 2 A combination of clay and frit used to create fritware. countable, uncountable
"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."
Example
More 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."
Etymology
From frit + -ware.
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