v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Frittered p. pr. & vb. n. Frittering. ]1. To cut, as meat, into small pieces, for frying. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. To break into small pieces or fragments. [ 1913 Webster ]
Break all nerves, and fritter all their sense. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]
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. [ 1913 Webster ]
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. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. A fragment; a shred; a small piece. [ 1913 Webster ]
And cut whole giants into fritters. Hudibras. [ 1913 Webster ]
time | times | in due time | in good season | in times of scarceness | indicated time; time indicated | to take time | to get round to | to give someone time | to take up time | to set time and place | to kill time | to spend the time | to while away the time | to while away one's time | to fritter away time | to have a nice time | in a little while | hard times | to keep up with the time | to keep up with the times | ahead of the times | to sing the Magnificat at matins | to waste time | to spend time on | to play for time | to temporize | a long spell of fine weather | the ravages of time | seasonable | absolute time [Add to Longdo]
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