frettedadj.¹

/ˈfrɛtɪd/

Etymology: < fret v.¹ + -ed suffix¹.

1. Eaten or worn into holes, chafed.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > condition of matter > bad condition of matter > [adjective] > by loss of material or wasted > worn

attrite?a1475

worn1508

fretted1545

battered1593

trite1601

obsolete1611

obtrite1656

attrited1691

eroded1741

worn-down1814

1545 R. Ascham Toxophilus ii. f. 10^v To make the freated place as stronge or stronger then any other.

a1657 G. Daniel Trinarchodia: Henry IV ccclxxxii, in Poems (1878) IV. 96 His Raigne was All one thin Much-fretted veile of Loyaltie.

1821 J. Baillie Lady G. Baillie in Metrical Legends xxxi Through fretted hose and garment rent.

2. Worried, vexed, chafed, distressed.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > suffering > state of being upset or perturbed > worry > [adjective]

troubleda1325

troublyc1340

troublec1374

worried1559

betoiled1622

aerumnous1658

fidgety1736

fretful1737

fretted1756

tanglesome1823

awful1865

hincty1929

toey1930

to worry (oneself), be worried, sick1952

noodgy1969

1756 C. Lucas Ess. Waters i. Pref. The fears of these fretted philosophers will by and by subside.

1797–1803 J. Foster Jrnl. in Life & Corr. J. Foster (1846) I. 203 Her feelings are rather fretted than melancholy.

1864 E. A. Murray Ella Norman I. 7 Mrs. Townshend's..countenance..bore that fretted expression which [etc.].

1876 J. S. Blackie Songs Relig. & Life 136 Like ruffled plumes upon a fretted bird.

3. Of water: Raised in small waves, ruffled.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > water > flow or flowing > state of sea > [adjective] > agitated

wilda1250

unpeaceablea1398

troubly1398

troubleda1425

trouble1509

working1558

disquiet1587

fretful1616

ruffled1640

fretteda1854

a1854 H. Reed Lect. Eng. Hist. (1855) iii. 416 The sentiment of filial piety, which ought to flow in a placid current, is changed into a broken and fretted tide.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online March 2018).

frettedadj.²

/ˈfrɛtɪd/

Etymology: < fret v.² + -ed suffix¹.

a. Adorned with carving in elaborate patterns; carved or wrought into decorative patterns.

ΚΠ

1552 R. Huloet Abcedarium Anglico Latinum at Beame Beame of a rouffe, not beynge inbowed or fretted.

1667 S. Pepys Diary 3 May (1974) VIII. 198 The Duke of York's chamber..is now fretted at the top.

1715 A. Pope Temple of Fame 17 Wide Vaults appear, and Roofs of fretted Gold.

1751 T. Gray Elegy x. 7 Thro' the long-drawn isle and fretted vault The pealing anthem swells the note of praise.

1813 Ld. Byron Bride Abydos ii. v. 78 And round her lamp of fretted gold Bloom flowers in urns of China's mould.

1872 J. Ruskin Eagle's Nest §92 The fretted pinnacles of Rouen.

b. transferred and figurative in various senses.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > pattern or design > [adjective] > geometric

diapered?a1400

frettedc1420

checkeryc1440

checkeda1475

diaper1480

chequered1486

lozenged1523

diapery1605

fret1663

lozengy1686

reticulated1753

geometrical1777

reticular1783

geometric1842

Z-shaped1858

chessboard1889

c1420 Pallad. on Husb. iv. 725 His necke in many a ruge Yfretted grete.

1785 W. Cowper Task v. 118 Embossed, and fretted wild The growing wonder takes a thousand shapes Capricious.

1809 N. Pinkney Trav. South of France 205 I..watched..the moon ascending in the fretted vault.

1856 E. Capern Poems (ed. 2) 11 The antler'd oak, the fretted thorn.

1860 J. Tyndall Glaciers of Alps i. xi. 78 The slope..its termination being the fretted coping of the precipice.

2. Heraldry. Interlaced. Cf. fretty adj.¹

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > charge: device on shield > [adjective] > interlaced

braced1562

fretted1586

interlaced1766

interfretted1828

1586 J. Ferne Blazon of Gentrie 177 Burley beareth palee of 6 parts A and B, fretted with a barrulet in fesse G, chiefe and baste of the same.

1610 J. Guillim Display of Heraldrie iv. iii. 195 The Field is Pearle, a Purse open, the long strings thereof pendant Fretted, Nowed, Buttoned, and Tasselled.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

> as lemmas

ˈfretted adj.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > stringed instruments > lute- or viol-type parts > [adjective] > fretted

fretted1600

1600 S. Rowlands Letting of Humors Blood 5 While you your selues like musicke sounding Lutes fretted and strunge, gaine them their silken sutes.

1647 N. Ward Simple Cobler Aggawam 36 Instruments may be well made and well strung, but if they be not well fretted, the Musique is marred.

1689 London Gaz. No. 2437/4 All sorts of fretted Instruments, especially Lutes and Viols.

a1877 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. II. 1031 An instrument having the fretted neck of the former [the guitar].

单词	fretted
释义	frettedadj.¹ /ˈfrɛtɪd/ Etymology: < fret v.¹ + -ed suffix¹. 1. Eaten or worn into holes, chafed. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > condition of matter > bad condition of matter > [adjective] > by loss of material or wasted > worn attrite?a1475 worn1508 fretted1545 battered1593 trite1601 obsolete1611 obtrite1656 attrited1691 eroded1741 worn-down1814 1545 R. Ascham Toxophilus ii. f. 10^v To make the freated place as stronge or stronger then any other. a1657 G. Daniel Trinarchodia: Henry IV ccclxxxii, in Poems (1878) IV. 96 His Raigne was All one thin Much-fretted veile of Loyaltie. 1821 J. Baillie Lady G. Baillie in Metrical Legends xxxi Through fretted hose and garment rent. 2. Worried, vexed, chafed, distressed. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > state of being upset or perturbed > worry > [adjective] troubleda1325 troublyc1340 troublec1374 worried1559 betoiled1622 aerumnous1658 fidgety1736 fretful1737 fretted1756 tanglesome1823 awful1865 hincty1929 toey1930 to worry (oneself), be worried, sick1952 noodgy1969 1756 C. Lucas Ess. Waters i. Pref. The fears of these fretted philosophers will by and by subside. 1797–1803 J. Foster Jrnl. in Life & Corr. J. Foster (1846) I. 203 Her feelings are rather fretted than melancholy. 1864 E. A. Murray Ella Norman I. 7 Mrs. Townshend's..countenance..bore that fretted expression which [etc.]. 1876 J. S. Blackie Songs Relig. & Life 136 Like ruffled plumes upon a fretted bird. 3. Of water: Raised in small waves, ruffled. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > flow or flowing > state of sea > [adjective] > agitated wilda1250 unpeaceablea1398 troubly1398 troubleda1425 trouble1509 working1558 disquiet1587 fretful1616 ruffled1640 fretteda1854 a1854 H. Reed Lect. Eng. Hist. (1855) iii. 416 The sentiment of filial piety, which ought to flow in a placid current, is changed into a broken and fretted tide. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online March 2018). frettedadj.² /ˈfrɛtɪd/ Etymology: < fret v.² + -ed suffix¹. 1. a. Adorned with carving in elaborate patterns; carved or wrought into decorative patterns. ΚΠ 1552 R. Huloet Abcedarium Anglico Latinum at Beame Beame of a rouffe, not beynge inbowed or fretted. 1667 S. Pepys Diary 3 May (1974) VIII. 198 The Duke of York's chamber..is now fretted at the top. 1715 A. Pope Temple of Fame 17 Wide Vaults appear, and Roofs of fretted Gold. 1751 T. Gray Elegy x. 7 Thro' the long-drawn isle and fretted vault The pealing anthem swells the note of praise. 1813 Ld. Byron Bride Abydos ii. v. 78 And round her lamp of fretted gold Bloom flowers in urns of China's mould. 1872 J. Ruskin Eagle's Nest §92 The fretted pinnacles of Rouen. b. transferred and figurative in various senses. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > pattern or design > [adjective] > geometric diapered?a1400 frettedc1420 checkeryc1440 checkeda1475 diaper1480 chequered1486 lozenged1523 diapery1605 fret1663 lozengy1686 reticulated1753 geometrical1777 reticular1783 geometric1842 Z-shaped1858 chessboard1889 c1420 Pallad. on Husb. iv. 725 His necke in many a ruge Yfretted grete. 1785 W. Cowper Task v. 118 Embossed, and fretted wild The growing wonder takes a thousand shapes Capricious. 1809 N. Pinkney Trav. South of France 205 I..watched..the moon ascending in the fretted vault. 1856 E. Capern Poems (ed. 2) 11 The antler'd oak, the fretted thorn. 1860 J. Tyndall Glaciers of Alps i. xi. 78 The slope..its termination being the fretted coping of the precipice. 2. Heraldry. Interlaced. Cf. fretty adj.¹ ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > charge: device on shield > [adjective] > interlaced braced1562 fretted1586 interlaced1766 interfretted1828 1586 J. Ferne Blazon of Gentrie 177 Burley beareth palee of 6 parts A and B, fretted with a barrulet in fesse G, chiefe and baste of the same. 1610 J. Guillim Display of Heraldrie iv. iii. 195 The Field is Pearle, a Purse open, the long strings thereof pendant Fretted, Nowed, Buttoned, and Tasselled. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online March 2019). > as lemmas ˈfretted ˈfretted adj. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > stringed instruments > lute- or viol-type parts > [adjective] > fretted fretted1600 1600 S. Rowlands Letting of Humors Blood 5 While you your selues like musicke sounding Lutes fretted and strunge, gaine them their silken sutes. 1647 N. Ward Simple Cobler Aggawam 36 Instruments may be well made and well strung, but if they be not well fretted, the Musique is marred. 1689 London Gaz. No. 2437/4 All sorts of fretted Instruments, especially Lutes and Viols. a1877 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. II. 1031 An instrument having the fretted neck of the former [the guitar]. extracted from fretv.⁵ < adj.¹1545adj.²c1420 as lemmas
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