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Fretten :: Fretten (a.) Rubbed; marked; as, pock-fretten, marked with the smallpox..

Whipsaw :: Whipsaw (n.) A saw for dividing timber lengthwise, usually set in a frame, and worked by two persons; also, a fret saw..

Lute :: Lute (n.) A stringed instrument formerly much in use. It consists of four parts, namely, the table or front, the body, having nine or ten ribs or sides, arranged like the divisions of a melon, the neck, which has nine or ten frets or divisions, and the head, or cross, in which the screws for tuning are inserted. The strings are struck with the right hand, and with the left the stops are pressed..

Pique :: Pique (v. t.) To wound the pride of; to sting; to nettle; to irritate; to fret; to offend; to excite to anger.

Fray :: Fray (n.) A fret or chafe, as in cloth; a place injured by rubbing..

Fretful :: Fretful (a.) Disposed to fret; ill-humored; peevish; angry; in a state of vexation; as, a fretful temper..

Pomfret :: Pomfret (n.) One of two or more species of marine food fishes of the genus Stromateus (S. niger, S. argenteus) native of Southern Europe and Asia..

Cross :: Cross (a.) Characterized by, or in a state of, peevishness, fretfulness, or ill humor; as, a cross man or woman..

Querulous :: Querulous (v.) Expressing complaint; fretful; whining; as, a querulous tone of voice..

Rub :: Rub (v. i.) To fret; to chafe; as, to rub upon a sore..

Nag :: Nag (v. t. & i.) To tease in a petty way; to scold habitually; to annoy; to fret pertinaciously.

Fret :: Fret (n.) Ornamental work in relief, as carving or embossing. See Fretwork..

Worry :: Worry (v. i.) To feel or express undue care and anxiety; to manifest disquietude or pain; to be fretful; to chafe; as, the child worries; the horse worries..

Fret :: Fret (v. i.) To be worn away; to chafe; to fray; as, a wristband frets on the edges..

Fret :: Fret (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..

Cankered :: Cankered (a.) Affected mentally or morally as with canker; sore, envenomed; malignant; fretful; ill-natured..

Transfretation :: Transfretation (n.) The act of passing over a strait or narrow sea.

Unfret :: Unfret (v. t.) To smooth after being fretted.

Pock-fretten :: Pock-fretten (a.) See Pockmarked.

Fret :: Fret (v. t.) To ornament with raised work; to variegate; to diversify.

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