Definition of fret

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Fret (n.) The reticulated headdress or net, made of gold or silver wire, in which ladies in the Middle Ages confined their hair..

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Vex :: Vex (v. i.) To be irritated; to fret.
Teatish :: Teatish (a.) Peevish; tettish; fretful; -- said of a child. See Tettish.
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..
Fret :: Fret (v. t.) To tease; to irritate; to vex.
Pock-fretten :: Pock-fretten (a.) See Pockmarked.
Grate :: Grate (v. t.) To fret; to irritate; to offend.
Chamfret :: Chamfret (n.) A chamfer.
Ripple :: Ripple (n.) The fretting or dimpling of the surface, as of running water; little curling waves..
Fret :: Fret (n.) Agitation of mind marked by complaint and impatience; disturbance of temper; irritation; as, he keeps his mind in a continual fret..
Fret :: Fret (v. i.) To be agitated; to be in violent commotion; to rankle; as, rancor frets in the malignant breast..
Fretted :: Fretted (p. p. & a.) Agitated; vexed; worried.
Fretten :: Fretten (a.) Rubbed; marked; as, pock-fretten, marked with the smallpox..
Chafe :: Chafe (v. i.) To have a feeling of vexation; to be vexed; to fret; to be irritated.
Crossly :: Crossly (adv.) Athwart; adversely; unfortunately; peevishly; fretfully; with ill humor.
Petulant :: Petulant (a.) Capriciously fretful; characterized by ill-natured freakishness; irritable.
Fret :: Fret (n.) Ornamental work in relief, as carving or embossing. See Fretwork..
Testy :: Testy (superl.) Fretful; peevish; petulant; easily irritated.
Corrosive :: Corrosive (a.) Having the quality of fretting or vexing.
Splenetic :: Splenetic (a.) Affected with spleen; malicious; spiteful; peevish; fretful.
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..
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