Definition of fret

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Fret (n.) 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..

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Crossly :: Crossly (adv.) Athwart; adversely; unfortunately; peevishly; fretfully; with ill humor.
Techy :: Techy (a.) Peevish; fretful; irritable.
Feaze :: Feaze (n.) A state of anxious or fretful excitement; worry; vexation.
Fretwork :: Fretwork (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..
Reglet :: Reglet (n.) A flat, narrow molding, used chiefly to separate the parts or members of compartments or panels from one another, or doubled, turned, and interlaced so as to form knots, frets, or other ornaments. See Illust. (12) of Column..
Ripple :: Ripple (n.) The fretting or dimpling of the surface, as of running water; little curling waves..
Fret :: Fret (v. i.) To be worn away; to chafe; to fray; as, a wristband frets on the edges..
Fretted :: Fretted (imp. & p. p.) of Fre.
Frett :: Frett (n.) A vitreous compound, used by potters in glazing, consisting of lime, silica, borax, lead, and soda..
Fret :: Fret (n.) 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..
Ill-tempered :: Ill-tempered (a.) Of bad temper; morose; crabbed; sour; peevish; fretful; quarrelsome.
Peevish :: Peevish (a.) Habitually fretful; easily vexed or fretted; hard to please; apt to complain; querulous; petulant.
Temper :: Temper (n.) Disposition of mind; the constitution of the mind, particularly with regard to the passions and affections; as, a calm temper; a hasty temper; a fretful temper..
Crossness :: Crossness (n.) The quality or state of being cross; peevishness; fretfulness; ill humor.
Fret :: Fret (v. t.) To tease; to irritate; to vex.
Transfreight :: Transfreight (v. i.) To transfrete.
Refret :: Refret (n.) Refrain.
Viol :: Viol (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..
Chamfret :: Chamfret (n.) A chamfer.
Fretted :: Fretted (p. p. & a.) Rubbed or worn away; chafed.
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