Hypertext Webster Gateway: "frying"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Fry \Fry\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fried}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Frying}.] [OE. frien, F. frire, fr. L. frigere to roast,
parch, fry, cf. Gr. ?, Skr. bhrajj. Cf. {Fritter}.]
To cook in a pan or on a griddle (esp. with the use of fat,
butter, or olive oil) by heating over a fire; to cook in
boiling lard or fat; as, to fry fish; to fry doughnuts.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Frying \Fry"ing\, n.
The process denoted by the verb fry.
{Frying pan}, an iron pan with a long handle, used for frying
meat. vegetables, etc.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
frying
n : cooking in fat or oil in a pan or griddle [syn: {sauteing}]
Additional Hypertext Webster Gateway Lookup
Gateway by dict@stokkie.net
stock only wrote the gateway and does not have any control over the contents;
see the Webster Gateway FAQ,
and also the Back-end/database links and credits.