fretted

fretted

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɹɛtɪd/
  • Rhymes: -ɛtɪd

Etymology 1

From fret.

Verb

fretted

  1. simple past and past participle of fret

Adjective

fretted (not comparable)

  1. (music, of a musical instrument) Having frets.
    Antonyms: unfretted, fretless
    The dulcimer and sitar are fretted instruments.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From fret.

Verb

fretted

  1. simple past and past participle of fret

Adjective

fretted (not comparable)

  1. Decorated with fretwork.
    Antonyms: unfretted, fretless
    • 1890, Joseph Jacobs, “Childe Rowland”, in English Fairy Tales, pages 121–122:
      They were all of gold and silver, with fretted work, and between them and around them wreaths of flowers, composed of what do you think? Why, of diamonds and emeralds, and all manner of precious stones.
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