fret

1. n. See 1st Frith. Source: opted

2. v. t. To devour. Source: opted

3. 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. Source: opted

4. v. t. To impair; to wear away; to diminish. Source: opted

5. v. t. To make rough, agitate, or disturb; to cause to ripple; as, to fret the surface of water. Source: opted

6. v. t. To tease; to irritate; to vex. Source: opted

7. v. i. To be worn away; to chafe; to fray; as, a wristband frets on the edges. Source: opted

8. v. i. To eat in; to make way by corrosion. Source: opted

9. v. i. To be agitated; to be in violent commotion; to rankle; as, rancor frets in the malignant breast. Source: opted

10. v. i. To be vexed; to be chafed or irritated; to be angry; to utter peevish expressions. Source: opted

11. n. The agitation of the surface of a fluid by fermentation or other cause; a rippling on the surface of water. Source: opted

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

13. n. Herpes; tetter. Source: opted

14. n. 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. Source: opted

15. v. t. To ornament with raised work; to variegate; to diversify. Source: opted

16. n. Ornamental work in relief, as carving or embossing. See Fretwork. Source: opted

17. 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. Source: opted

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

19. n. A saltire interlaced with a mascle. Source: opted

20. 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. Source: opted

21. v. t. To furnish with frets, as an instrument of music. Source: opted

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