Which the Definition/Meaning of fret in categoryENGLISH - ANAGRAMS
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From Middle English _freten_, from Old English _fretan_ (“to eat up, devour”), from Proto-Germanic _*fraetaną_ (“to devour”), corresponding to _for-_ + _eat_. Cognate with Dutch _vreten_, _fretten_ (“to devour, hog, wolf”), Low German _freten_ (“to eat up”), German _fressen_ (“to devour, gobble up, guzzle”), Danish _fråse_ (“to gorge”), Swedish _fräta_ (“to eat away, corrode, fret”), Gothic
From Middle English freten, from Old English fretan (“to eat up, devour”), from Proto-Germanic *fraetaną (“to devour”), corresponding to for- + eat. Cognate with Dutch vreten, fretten (“to devour, hog, wolf”), Low German freten (“to eat up”), German fressen (“to devour, gobble up, guzzle”), Danish fråse (“to gorge”), Swedish fräta (“to eat away, corrode, fret”), Gothic
Which the Definition/Meaning of fret in categoryENGLISH - ETYMOLOGY 2
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From Middle English < Old French, from the verb _freter_.
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FRET (_plural_ FRETS)
* (music) One of the pieces of metal/wood/plastic across the neck of a guitar or other musical instrument that marks note positions for fingering.
* An ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizontal lines (often in relief).
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His lady's cabinet is adorned on the FRET, ceiling, and chimney-piece with […] carving.
* (heraldry) A saltire interlaced with a mascle.
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* fretboard
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From Middle English < Old French, from the verb freter.
Noun
- (music) One of the pieces of metal/wood/plastic across the neck of a guitar or other musical instrument that marks note positions for fingering.
- An ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizontal lines (often in relief).
- (heraldry) A saltire interlaced with a mascle.
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Which the Definition/Meaning of fret in categoryENGLISH - ETYMOLOGY 3
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From Latin _fretum_ (“strait, channel”)
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FRET (_plural_ FRETS)
* A strait; channel.
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* fretum
* transfrete
From Latin fretum (“strait, channel”)
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Which the Definition/Meaning of fret in categoryENGLISH - ETYMOLOGY 4
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FRET (_plural_ FRETS)
* (dialectal, North East England) A fog or mist at sea or coming inland from the sea.
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Which the Definition/Meaning of fret in categoryDUTCH - PRONUNCIATION
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From Middle Dutch _furet_, _fret_, from Old French _furet_, from Vulgar Latin _*fūrittus_, diminutive of Latin _fūr_ (“thief”).
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FRET
From Middle Dutch furet, fret, from Old French furet, from Vulgar Latin *fūrittus, diminutive of Latin fūr (“thief”).
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Which the Definition/Meaning of fret in categoryDUTCH - ETYMOLOGY 2
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From Middle Dutch _vrecht_, from Old Dutch _*frēht_, from Proto-Germanic _*fra-_ + _*aihtiz_.
From Middle Dutch vrecht, from Old Dutch *frēht, from Proto-Germanic *fra- + *aihtiz.
Which the Definition/Meaning of fret in categoryFRENCH - NOUN
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* “fret” in _le Trésor de la langue française informatisé_ (_The Digitized Treasury of the French Language_).
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