fret, n.
(frets)
(frets)
a small bar of metal across the fingerboard of a musical instrument; when the string is stopped by a finger at the metal bar it will produce a note of the desired pitch
<noun.artifact>
fret
an ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizontal lines (often in relief)
<noun.artifact>
Greek fret Greek key fret key pattern
sample sentences
"there was a simple fret at the top of the walls"
semantic pointers
hypernym
a spot that has been worn away by abrasion or erosion
<noun.attribute>
fret worn spot
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
agitation resulting from active worry
<noun.state>
fret lather stew sweat swither