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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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Grate :: Grate (v. t.) To fret; to irritate; to offend.

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

Petulant :: Petulant (a.) Capriciously fretful; characterized by ill-natured freakishness; irritable.

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..

Pock-broken :: Pock-broken (a.) Broken out, or marked, with smallpox; pock-fretten..

Fretted :: Fretted (p. p. & a.) Rubbed or worn away; chafed.

Worry :: Worry (n.) A state of undue solicitude; a state of disturbance from care and anxiety; vexation; anxiety; fret; as, to be in a worry..

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

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..

Crossly :: Crossly (adv.) Athwart; adversely; unfortunately; peevishly; fretfully; with ill humor.

Gnaw :: Gnaw (v. t.) To corrode; to fret away; to waste.

Frett :: Frett (n.) The worn side of the bank of a river. See 4th Fret, n., 4..

Testify :: Testify (adv.) In a testy manner; fretfully; peevishly; with petulance.

Chamfret :: Chamfret (n.) A small gutter; a furrow; a groove.

Keckle :: Keckle (v. t.) To wind old rope around, as a cable, to preserve its surface from being fretted, or to wind iron chains around, to defend from the friction of a rocky bottom, or from the ice..

Corrosive :: Corrosive (n.) That which has the power of fretting or irritating.

Fretty :: Fretty (a.) Adorned with fretwork.

Ill-tempered :: Ill-tempered (a.) Of bad temper; morose; crabbed; sour; peevish; fretful; quarrelsome.

Fretted :: Fretted (p. p. & a.) Ornamented with fretwork; furnished with frets; variegated; made rough on the surface.

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..