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v. i.
To be worn away; to chafe; to fray; as, a wristband frets on the edges.
n.
A stringed musical instrument formerly in use, of the same form as the violin, but larger, and having six strings, to be struck with a bow, and the neck furnished with frets for stopping the strings.
v. t.
To rub; to wear away by friction; to chafe; to gall; hence, to eat away; to gnaw; as, to fret cloth; to fret a piece of gold or other metal; a worm frets the plants of a ship.
p. p. & a.
Ornamented with fretwork; furnished with frets; variegated; made rough on the surface.
v. t.
To furnish with frets, as an instrument of music.
pl.
of Fretum
a.
Rubbed; marked; as, pock-fretten, marked with the smallpox.
n.
Work adorned with frets; ornamental openwork or work in relief, esp. when elaborate and minute in its parts. Hence, any minute play of light and shade, dark and light, or the like.
v. t.
To smooth after being fretted.
a.
Disposed to fret; ill-humored; peevish; angry; in a state of vexation; as, a fretful temper.
n.
One who, or that which, frets.
v. i.
To be irritated; to fret.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Fret
a.
Adorned with fretwork.
v. i.
To be agitated; to be in violent commotion; to rankle; as, rancor frets in the malignant breast.
n.
Agitation of mind marked by complaint and impatience; disturbance of temper; irritation; as, he keeps his mind in a continual fret.
v. t.
To make rough, agitate, or disturb; to cause to ripple; as, to fret the surface of water.
n.
The worn side of the bank of a river. See 4th Fret, n., 4.
n.
Ornamental work in relief, as carving or embossing. See Fretwork.
imp. & p. p.
of Fret
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