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Agitation of the surface of a fluid by fermentation or some other cause; a rippling on the surface of water.

Agitation of the mind marked by complaint and impatience; disturbance of temper; irritation.

Example: He keeps his mind in a continual fret.

Herpes; tetter.

(in the plural) The worn sides of riverbanks, where ores or stones containing them accumulate after being washed down from higher ground, which thus indicate to miners the locality of veins of ore.

Especially when describing animals: to consume, devour, or eat.

To chafe or irritate; to worry.

To make rough, to agitate or disturb; to cause to ripple.

Example: to fret the surface of water

In the form fret out: to squander, to waste.

An ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizontal lines, often in relief.

A saltire interlaced with a mascle.

To decorate or ornament, especially with an interlaced or interwoven pattern, or with carving or relief (raised) work.

To form a pattern on; to variegate.

To cut through with a fretsaw, to create fretwork.

A ferrule, a ring.

One of the pieces of metal, plastic or wood across the neck of a guitar or other string instrument that marks where a finger should be positioned to depress a string as it is played.

To bind, to tie, originally with a loop or ring.

Musical senses.

A channel, a strait; a fretum.

A channel or passage created by the sea.

A fog or mist at sea, or coming inland from the sea.