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Princeton's WordNet

  1. frettedadjective

    having frets

  2. fretted, interlaced, latticed, latticelikeadjective

    having a pattern of fretwork or latticework

Wiktionary

  1. frettedadjective

    (of a musical instrument) Having frets.

    Dulcimer, Sitar and Qinqin are all fretted instruments.

  2. frettedadjective

    decorated with fretwork

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  1. fretted

    Fretted refers to a stringed musical instrument that has a fretboard, which is a flat surface with raised strips (frets) across it. The frets mark the positions for different notes and help in playing them with accuracy. Most commonly, guitars, banjos, and mandolins are fretted instruments. In a broader context, fretted can also refer to marked with bands, or decorated with intricate patterns.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Fretted

    of Fret

  2. Fretted

    rubbed or worn away; chafed

  3. Fretted

    agitated; vexed; worried

  4. Fretted

    ornamented with fretwork; furnished with frets; variegated; made rough on the surface

  5. Fretted

    interlaced one with another; -- said of charges and ordinaries

  6. Etymology: [See 5th Fret.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of fretted in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of fretted in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of fretted in a Sentence

  1. Mara Mitchell:

    When we are chafed and fretted by small cares, a look at the stars will show us the littleness of our own intersts.

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