Fret (fr&ebreve_;t), n. [Obs.] See 1st Frith.
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Fret, v. i. 1. To be worn away; to chafe; to fray; as, a wristband frets on the edges.
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2. To eat in; to make way by corrosion.
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Many wheals arose, and fretted one into another with great excoriation. Wiseman.
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3. To be agitated; to be in violent commotion; to rankle; as, rancor frets in the malignant breast.
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4. To be vexed; to be chafed or irritated; to be angry; to utter peevish expressions.
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He frets, he fumes, he stares, he stamps the ground. Dryden.
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Fret, v. t. [OE. fretten to adorn, AS. frætwan, frætwian; akin to OS. fratahōn, cf. Goth. us-fratwjan to make wise, also AS. frætwe ornaments, OS. fratahī adornment.] To ornament with raised work; to variegate; to diversify.
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Whose skirt with gold was fretted all about. Spenser.
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Yon gray lines,
That fret the clouds, are messengers of day. Shak.
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Fret (?), n. [F. frette a saltire, also a hoop, ferrule, prob. a dim. of L. ferrum iron. For sense 2, cf. also E. fret to rub.] 1. (Her.) A saltire interlaced with a mascle.
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2. (Mus.) 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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