- fretted
- adjective see fret V
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fretted — adjective 1》 provide with frets. → fret fretted adjective decorate with fretwork. → fret … English new terms dictionary
Fretted — Fret ted, p. p. & a. [From 2d {Fret}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Rubbed or worn away; chafed. [1913 Webster] 2. Agitated; vexed; worried. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fretted — Fret ted, p. p. & a. [See 5th {Fret}.] 1. Ornamented with fretwork; furnished with frets; variegated; made rough on the surface. [1913 Webster] 2. (Her.) Interlaced one with another; said of charges and ordinaries. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fretted — Fret Fret (fr[e^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fretted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Fretting}.] [OE. freten to eat, consume; AS. fretan, for foretan; pref. for + etan to eat; akin to D. vreten, OHG. frezzan, G. fressen, Sw. fr[ a]ta, Goth. fra itan. See {For},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fretted — /fret id/, adj. ornamented or provided with frets: a fretted molding. [1375 1425; late ME; see FRET2, ED2] * * * … Universalium
fretted — adjective a) (of a musical instrument) Having frets. Dulcimer, Sitar and Qinqin are all fretted instruments. b) decorated with fretwork … Wiktionary
Fretted Piano Style — [englisch, fretɪd pɪ ænəʊ staɪl], Bezeichnung für eine Keyboardtechnik, die spezielle Gitarrenspielweisen, z. B. das Fingerpicking, nachahmt (fret englisch = Bund) … Universal-Lexikon
fretted — Synonyms and related words: beset, braided, dogged, enlaced, entwined, handwoven, harassed, harried, haunted, hounded, interknit, interlaced, interthreaded, intertied, intertissued, intertwined, interwoven, knit, laced, loomed, persecuted,… … Moby Thesaurus
fretted — fret|ted [ˈfretıd] adj [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: Probably from Old French frete metal band, patterns cut in wood or metal ] cut or shaped into complicated patterns as decoration … Dictionary of contemporary English
fretted — adj. corroded, eroded; vexed, irritated, anxious; adorned, decorated with ornamental patterns fret n. irritation, worry, anxiety; erosion, wearing away; area that has been eroded; ornamental design; any of the ridges of wood or metal on a… … English contemporary dictionary
