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verb(fret)to eat or gnaw into : corrode; also : fray
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verb(fret)rub, chafe
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verb(fret)to make by wearing away a substance
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noun(fret)the action of wearing away : erosion
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noun(fret)a worn or eroded spot
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noun(fret)an agitation of mind : irritation
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verb(fret)to decorate with interlaced designs
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verb(fret)to form a pattern upon
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verb(fret)to enrich with embossed or pierced carved patterns
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noun(fret)an ornamental network; especially : a medieval metallic or jeweled net for a woman's headdress
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noun(fret)an ornament or ornamental work often in relief consisting of small straight bars intersecting one another in right or oblique angles
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noun(fret)one of a series of ridges fixed across the fingerboard of a stringed musical instrument (such as a guitar)
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verb(fret)to press (the strings of a stringed instrument) against the frets