Fret ¹

Definition: See 1st Frith.

Fret ²

Definition: To devour.

Fret ³

Definition: 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.

Fret ⁴

Definition: To impair; to wear away; to diminish.

Fret ⁵

Definition: To make rough, agitate, or disturb; to cause to ripple; as, to fret the surface of water.

Fret ⁶

Definition: To tease; to irritate; to vex.

Fret ⁷

Definition: To be worn away; to chafe; to fray; as, a wristband frets on the edges.

Fret ⁸

Definition: To eat in; to make way by corrosion.

Fret ⁹

Definition: To be agitated; to be in violent commotion; to rankle; as, rancor frets in the malignant breast.

Fret ¹⁰

Definition: To be vexed; to be chafed or irritated; to be angry; to utter peevish expressions.

Fret ¹¹

Definition: The agitation of the surface of a fluid by fermentation or other cause; a rippling on the surface of water.

Fret ¹²

Definition: Agitation of mind marked by complaint and impatience; disturbance of temper; irritation; as, he keeps his mind in a continual fret.

Fret ¹³

Definition: Herpes; tetter.

Fret ¹⁴

Definition: The worn sides of river banks, where ores, or stones containing them, accumulate by being washed down from the hills, and thus indicate to the miners the locality of the veins.

Fret ¹⁵

Definition: To ornament with raised work; to variegate; to diversify.

Fret ¹⁶

Definition: Ornamental work in relief, as carving or embossing. See Fretwork.

Fret ¹⁷

Definition: An ornament consisting of smmall fillets or slats intersecting each other or bent at right angles, as in classical designs, or at obilique angles, as often in Oriental art.

Fret ¹⁸

Definition: The reticulated headdress or net, made of gold or silver wire, in which ladies in the Middle Ages confined their hair.

Fret ¹⁹

Definition: A saltire interlaced with a mascle.

Fret ²⁰

Definition: A short piece of wire, or other material fixed across the finger board of a guitar or a similar instrument, to indicate where the finger is to be placed.

Fret ²¹

Definition: To furnish with frets, as an instrument of music.

fret ²²

Definition: a small bar of metal across the fingerboard of a musical instrument; when the string is stopped by a finger at the metal bar it will produce a note of the desired pitch

fret ²³

Definition: an ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizonal lines (often in relief); "there was a simple fret at the top of the walls"

fret ²⁴

Definition: a spot that has been worn away by abrasion or erosion

fret ²⁵

Definition: agitation resulting from active worry; "don''t get in a stew"; "he''s in a sweat about exams"

fret ²⁶

Definition: wear away or erode

fret ²⁷

Definition: remove soil or rock; "Rain eroded the terraces"

fret ²⁸

Definition: cause friction; "my sweater scratches"

fret ²⁹

Definition: be too tight; rub or press; "This neckband is choking the cat"

fret ³⁰

Definition: decorate with an interlaced design

fret ³¹

Definition: carve a pattern into

fret ³²

Definition: be agitated or irritated; "don''t fret over these small details"

fret ³³

Definition: gnaw into; make resentful or angry; "The unjustice rankled her"; "his resentment festered"

fret ³⁴

Definition: cause annoyance in

fret ³⁵

Definition: worry unnecessarily or excessively; "don''t fuss too much over the grandchildren--they are quite big now"

fret ³⁶

Definition: become or make sore by or as if by rubbing

fret ³⁷

Definition: provide (a musical instrument) with frets; "fret a guitar"