fretted

fret ¹  (frt)

v. fret·ted, fret·ting, frets

v.tr.

1. To cause to be uneasy; vex: "fret thy soul with crosses and with cares" (Edmund Spenser).

2.

a. To gnaw or wear away; erode.

b. To produce a hole or worn spot in; corrode. See Synonyms at chafe.

3. To form (a passage or channel) by erosion.

4. To disturb the surface of (water or a stream); agitate.

v.intr.

1. To be vexed or troubled; worry. See Synonyms at brood.

2. To be worn or eaten away; become corroded.

3. To move agitatedly.

4. To gnaw with the teeth in the manner of a rodent.

n.

1. The act or an instance of fretting.

2. A hole or worn spot made by abrasion or erosion.

3. Irritation of mind; agitation.

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[Middle English freten, from Old English fretan, to devour; see ed- in Indo-European roots.]

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fret ²  (frt)

n.

One of several ridges set across the fingerboard of a stringed instrument, such as a guitar.

tr.v. fret·ted, fret·ting, frets

1. To provide with frets.

2. To press (the strings of an instrument) against the frets.

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[Origin unknown.]

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fret ³  (frt)

n.

1. An ornamental design consisting of repeated and symmetrical geometric figures, often in relief, contained within a band or border. Also called key pattern.

2. A headdress, worn by women of the Middle Ages, consisting of interlaced wire.

tr.v. fret·ted, fret·ting, frets

To provide with such a design or headdress.

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[Middle English, interlaced work, from Old French frete.]

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fretted [ˈfrɛtɪd]

adj

1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) ornamented with angular designs or frets

2. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) decorated with fretwork

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	fretted - having frets music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner unfretted - without frets
	2.	fretted - having a pattern of fretwork or latticework interlaced, latticed, latticelike reticular, reticulate - resembling or forming a network; "the reticulate veins of a leaf"; "a reticulated highway system"

Translations

fretted [ˈfrɛtɪd] adj → intagliato/a, traforato/a

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fretted [ˈfrɛtɪd] adj → intagliato/a, traforato/a