Definition of Frittir
Frit"ter (?), n. [OR. fritour,
friture, pancake, F. friture frying, a thing fried,
from frire to fry. See Far, v. t.]
1. A small quantity of batter, fried in boiling
lard or in a frying pan. Fritters are of various kinds, named from
the substance inclosed in the batter; as, apple fritters, clam
fritters, oyster fritters.
2. A fragment; a shred; a small
piece.
And cut whole giants into
fritters. Hudibras.
Corn fritter. See under
Corn.
Frit"ter, v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Frittered (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Frittering.] 1. To cut, as meat, into
small pieces, for frying.
2. To break into small pieces or
fragments.
Break all nerves, and fritter all their
sense. Pope.
To fritter away, to diminish; to pare off;
to reduce to nothing by taking away a little at a time; also, to
waste piecemeal; as, to fritter away time, strength, credit,
etc.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- A type of food made by deep frying a batter. The batter may contain fruit (e.g. apple fritter), vegetable (e.g. corn fritter), seafood (e.g. clam fritter), or other foods.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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