- fretwork fret·work n
- ['frɛtˌwɜːk]
lavoro di traforo
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fretwork fret·work n
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Fretwork — Fret work, n. [6th fret + work.] Work adorned with frets; ornamental openwork or work in relief, esp. when elaborate and minute in its parts. Hence, any minute play of light and shade, dark and light, or the like. [1913 Webster] Banqueting on the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fretwork — also fret work, c.1600, from FRET (Cf. fret) (n.) + WORK (Cf. work) … Etymology dictionary
fretwork — fret|work [ˈfretwə:k US wə:rk] n [U] [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: fret cut patterns (14 21 centuries) (probably from Old French frete; FRETTED) + work] patterns cut into thin wood, metal etc or the activity of making these patterns … Dictionary of contemporary English
fretwork — [fret′wʉrk΄] n. work ornamented with frets; decorative carving or openwork, as of interlacing lines … English World dictionary
fretwork — fret|work [ fret,wɜrk ] noun uncount designs that you make by cutting pieces out of a thin piece of wood or metal … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
fretwork — fret•work [[t]ˈfrɛtˌwɜrk[/t]] n. archit. fur ornamental work consisting of interlacing parts, esp. work with the design formed by perforation • Etymology: 1595–1605 … From formal English to slang
Fret — Fret, n. 1. Ornamental work in relief, as carving or embossing. See {Fretwork}. [1913 Webster] 2. (Arch.) An ornament consisting of small fillets or slats intersecting each other or bent at right angles, as in classical designs, or at oblique… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fret saw — Fret Fret, n. 1. Ornamental work in relief, as carving or embossing. See {Fretwork}. [1913 Webster] 2. (Arch.) An ornament consisting of small fillets or slats intersecting each other or bent at right angles, as in classical designs, or at… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fretwork — /fret werrk /, n. 1. ornamental work consisting of interlacing parts, esp. work in which the design is formed by perforation. 2. any pattern of dark and light, such as that of perforated fretwork. [1595 1605; FRET2 + WORK] * * * … Universalium
fret — fret1 fretter, n. /fret/, v., fretted, fretting, n. v.i. 1. to feel or express worry, annoyance, discontent, or the like: Fretting about the lost ring isn t going to help. 2. to cause corrosion; gnaw into something: acids that fret at the… … Universalium
fret — I [[t]frɛt[/t]] v. fret•ted, fret•ting, n. 1) to feel or express worry, annoyance, discontent, or the like 2) to cause corrosion; gnaw into something: acids that fret at the strongest metals[/ex] 3) to make a way by gnawing, corrosion, wearing… … From formal English to slang
