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Webster 1913 Edition
Fretty
Webster 1828 Edition
Fretty
FRETTY
,Adj.
Definition 2024
fretty
fretty
English
Adjective
fretty (not comparable)
- (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
Translations
covered with a lattice-like pattern
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Etymology 2
Adjective
fretty (comparative more fretty, superlative most fretty)