fretty

fretty

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛti

Etymology 1

fret (“lattice, trellis”) +‎ -y.

Adjective

fretty (not comparable)

1. (heraldry) Covered with a lattice-like pattern of diagonally interlaced bendlets and bendlets sinister.

   The coats of various noble British families were originally fretty, but later 'simplified' to a single fret

Usage notes

• In heraldic descriptions, the term is used between the color of the field and the color (most often a metal) of the bendlets to specify the tinctures of the fretwork.

Related terms

• fretsaw
• fretwork

Translations

covered with a lattice-like pattern

Dutch: getralied (nl) Finnish: punosruutu

French: fretté (fr)

Etymology 2

fret (“to worry”) +‎ -y.

Adjective

fretty (comparative more fretty, superlative most fretty)

1. Inclined to fret, agitated, worrying.
2. (colloquial) Inflamed, like a sore.

Synonyms

• (inclined to fret): fretful, fretsome

Translations

inclined to fret

Dutch: kribbig (nl), geïrriteerd (nl), gemelijk (nl), kniezerig (nl), zeurderig (nl)

inflamed like a sore

Dutch: zeer (nl), geïrriteerd (nl), ontstoken (nl), pijnlijk (nl)