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Definition of fret

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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..

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Fret :: Fret (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..

Niggle :: Niggle (v. t.) To fret and snarl about trifles.

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..

Testy :: Testy (superl.) Fretful; peevish; petulant; easily irritated.

Fretted :: Fretted (p. p. & a.) Agitated; vexed; worried.

Pet :: Pet (n.) A slight fit of peevishness or fretfulness.

Spleenish :: Spleenful (a.) Displaying, or affected with, spleen; angry; fretful; melancholy..

Cankeredly :: Cankeredly (adv.) Fretfully; spitefully.

Impatient :: Impatient (a.) Not patient; not bearing with composure; intolerant; uneasy; fretful; restless, because of pain, delay, or opposition; eager for change, or for something expected; hasty; passionate; -- often followed by at, for, of, and under..

Fretting :: Fretting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Fre.

Magged :: Magged (a.) Worn; fretted; as, a magged brace..

Pettish :: Pettish (a.) Fretful; peevish; moody; capricious; inclined to ill temper.

Fret :: Fret (v. i.) To be vexed; to be chafed or irritated; to be angry; to utter peevish expressions.

Marline :: Marline (v.) A small line composed of two strands a little twisted, used for winding around ropes and cables, to prevent their being weakened by fretting..

Feeze :: Feeze (n.) Fretful excitement. [Obs.] See Feaze.

Corrade :: Corrade (v. t.) To gnaw into; to wear away; to fret; to consume.

Nettle :: Nettle (v. t.) To fret or sting; to irritate or vex; to cause to experience sensations of displeasure or uneasiness not amounting to violent anger.

Fumishness :: Fumishness (n.) Choler; fretfulness; passion.

Fret :: Fret (v. t.) To devour.

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