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Syllabification: (fret)
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Definition of fret

noun

  • 1 Art & Architecture a repeating ornamental design of interlaced vertical and horizontal lines, such as the Greek key pattern.
  • 2 Heraldry a device of narrow diagonal bands interlaced through a diamond.

verb (frets, fretting, fretted)

[with object] (usually as adjective fretted)
  • decorate with fretwork:intricately carved and fretted balustrades

Origin:

late Middle English: from Old French frete 'trelliswork' and freter (verb), of unknown origin

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