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English-Thai Dictionary

fret

N ลาย สลัก ลาย ตาข่าย ลาย ประแจจีน lai-sa-lak

fret

VI กลัดกลุ้ม กังวลใจ เป็นทุกข์ klad-klum

fret

VI กัดกร่อน ผุ สึกกร่อน kad-kron

fret

VT ทำให้ กลัดกลุ้ม ทำให้ กังวลใจ ทำให้ เป็นทุกข์ bother trouble worry calm comfort console tam-hai-klad-klum

fret

VT ทำให้ กัดกร่อน ทำให้ ผุ ทำให้ สึกกร่อน tam-hai-kad-kron

fret

VT ประดับ ด้วย ลาย สลัก ประดับ ด้วย ลาย ตาข่าย ประดับ ด้วย ลาย ประแจจีน pra-dab-duai-lai-sa-lak

fret about

PHRV วิตกกังวล เป็น ทุก ข็ เรื่อง ไม่ อดทน ต่อ เรื่อง fret over wi-tok-kang-won

fret into

PHRV ทำให้ กัดกร่อน ทำให้ สึกกร่อน fret on fret upon tam-hai-kad-kron

fret on

PHRV ทำให้ กัดกร่อน ทำให้ สึกกร่อน fret into fret upon tam-hai-kad-kron

fret over

PHRV วิตกกังวล เป็น ทุก ข็ เรื่อง ไม่ อดทน ต่อ เรื่อง fret about wi-tok-kang-won

fret saw

N เลื่อย ใช้ สำหรับ งานฝีมือ

fret upon

PHRV ทำให้ กัดกร่อน ทำให้ สึกกร่อน fret on fret into tam-hai-kad-kron

fretful

ADJ ซึ่ง หงุดหงิด ซึ่ง หัวเสีย ซึ่ง กลัดกลุ้ม agitated anxious worried calm patient serene sueng-ngud-ngid

fretfully

ADV อย่าง หงุดหงิด อย่าง หัวเสีย อย่าง กลัดกลุ้ม agitatedly anxiously worriedly patiently serenely yang-ngud-ngid

fretted

A ที่ ประดับ ด้วย ลาย สลัก

fretty

A ที่ หงุดหงิด อารมณ์ร้าย ที่ กลัดกลุ้ม เป็นทุกข์

fretwork

N สิ่งประดับ ด้วย ลาย สลัก ลวดลาย

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

FRET

v.t.[L. rodo, rosi, rado, to scrape. To fret or gnaw gives the sense of unevenness, roughness, in substances; the like appearance is given to fluids by agitation. ] 1. To rub; to wear away a substance by friction; as, to fret cloth; to fret a piece of gold or other metal.
2. To corrode; to gnaw; to ear away; as, a worm frets the planks of a ship.
3. To impair; to wear away.
By starts, his fretted fortunes give him hope and fear.
4. To form into raised work.
5. To variegate; to diversify.
Yon gray lines that fret the clouds are messengers of day.
6. To agitate violently.
7. To agitate; to disturb; to make rough; to cause to ripple; as, to fret the surface of water.
8. To tease; to irritate; to vex; to make angry.
Fret not thyself because of evil doers. Psalm 37:1.
9. To wear away; to chafe; to gall. Let not a saddle or harness fret the skin of your horse.

FRET

v.i. 1. To be worn away; to be corroded. Any substance will in time fret away by friction.
2. To eat or wear in; to make way of attrition or corrosion.
Many wheels arose, and fretted one into another with great excoriation.
3. To be agitated; to be in violent commotion; as the rancor that frets in the malignant breast.
4. To be vexed; to be chafed or irritated; to be angry; to utter peevish expressions.
He frets, he fumes, he stares, he stamps the ground.

FRET

n. 1. The agitation of the surface of a fluid by fermentation or other cause; a rippling on the surface of water; small undulations continually repeated.
2. Work raised in protuberances; or a kind of knot consisting of two lists or small fillets interlaced, used as an ornament in architecture.
3. Agitation of mind; commotion of temper; irritation; as, he keeps his mind in a continual fret.
Yet then did Dennis rave in furious fret.
4. A short piece of wire fixed on the fingerboard of a guitar, etc. , which being pressed against the strings varies the tone.
5. In heraldry, a bearing composed of bars crossed and interlaced.

FRET

v.t.To furnish with frets, as an instrument of music.

FRET

n.[L. fretum. ] A frith, which see.

FRETFUL

a.Disposed to fret; ill-humored; peevish; angry; in a state of vexation; as a fretful temper.

FRETFULLY

adv. Peevishly; angrily.

FRETFULNESS

n.Peevishness; ill-humor; disposition to fret and complain.

FRETT

n.With miners, the worn side of the bank of a river.

FRETTED

pp. Eaten; corroded; rubbed or worn away; agitated; vexed; made rough on the surface; variegated; ornamented with fretwork; furnished with frets.

FRETTER

n.That which frets.

FRETTING

ppr. Corroding; wearing away; agitating; vexing; making rough on the surface; variegating.

FRETTING

n.Agitation; commotion.

FRETTY

a.Adorned with fretwork.

FRETUM

n.[L.] An arm of the sea.

FRETWORK

n.Raised work; work adorned with frets.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

FRET

FRET Fret, n. [Obs. ]

Defn: See 1st Frith.

FRET

Fret, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fretted; p. pr. & vb. n. Fretting. ] Etym: [OE. freten to eat, consume; AS. fretan, for foretan; pref. for- + etan to eat; akin to D. vreten, OHG. frezzan, G. fressen, Sw. fräta, Goth. fra-itan. See For, and Eat, v. t.]

1. To devour. [Obs. ] The sow frete the child right in the cradle. Chaucer.

2. To rub; to wear away by friction; to chafe; to gall; hence, to eat away; to gnaw; as, to fret cloth; to fret a piece of gold or other metal; a worm frets the plants of a ship. With many a curve my banks I fret. Tennyson.

3. To impair; to wear away; to diminish. By starts His fretted fortunes give him hope and fear. Shak.

4. To make rough, agitate, or disturb; to cause to ripple; as, to fret the surface of water.

5. To tease; to irritate; to vex. Fret not thyself because of evil doers. Ps. xxxvii. 1.

FRET

FRET Fret, v. i.

1. To be worn away; to chafe; to fray; as, a wristband frets on the edges.

2. To eat in; to make way by corrosion. Many wheals arose, and fretted one into another with great excoriation. Wiseman.

3. To be agitated; to be in violent commotion; to rankle; as, rancor frets in the malignant breast.

4. To be vexed; to be chafed or irritated; to be angry; to utter peevish expressions. He frets, he fumes, he stares, he stamps the ground. Dryden.

FRET

1. The agitation of the surface of a fluid by fermentation or other cause; a rippling on the surface of water. Addison.

2. Agitation of mind marked by complaint and impatience; disturbance of temper; irritation; as, he keeps his mind in a continual fret. Yet then did Dennis rave in furious fret. Pope.

3. Herpes; tetter. Dunglison.

4. pl. (Mining )

Defn: The worn sides of river banks, where ores, or stones containing them, accumulate by being washed down from the hills, and thus indicate to the miners the locality of the veins.

FRET

Fret, v. t. Etym: [OE. fretten to adorn, AS. frætwan, frætwian; akin to OS. fratah, cf. Goth. us-fratwjan to make wise, also AS. frætwe ornaments, OS. fratahi adornment. ]

Defn: To ornament with raised work; to variegate; to diversify. Whose skirt with gold was fretted all about. Spenser. Yon gray lines, That fret the clouds, are messengers of day. Shak.

FRET

1. Ornamental work in relief, as carving or embossing. See Fretwork.

2. (Arch. )

Defn: An ornament consisting of smmall fillets or slats intersecting each other or bent at right angles, as in classical designs, or at obilique angles, as often in Oriental art. His lady's cabinet is a adorned on the fret, ceiling, and chimney- piece with. .. carving. Evelyn.

3. The reticulated headdress or net, made of gold or silver wire, in which ladies in the Middle Ages confined their hair. A fret of gold she had next her hair. Chaucer. Fret saw, a saw with a long, narrow blade, used in cutting frets,scrolls, etc. ; a scroll saw; a keyhole saw; a compass saw.

FRET

Fret, n. Etym: [F. frette a saltire, also a hoop, ferrule, prob. a dim. of L. ferrum iron. For sense 2, cf. also E. fret to rub. ]

1. (Her. )

Defn: A saltire interlaced with a mascle.

2. (Mus. )

Defn: A short piece of wire, or other material fixed across the finger board of a guitar or a similar instrument, to indicate where the finger is to be placed.

FRET

FRET Fret, v. t.

Defn: To furnish with frets, as an instrument of music.

FRETFUL

Fret "ful, a. Etym: [See 2d Fret. ]

Defn: Disposed to fret; ill-humored; peevish; angry; in a state of vexation; as, a fretful temper. -- Fret "ful-ly, adv. -- Fret "ful-ness, n.

Syn. -- Peevish; ill-humored; ill-natured; irritable; waspish; captious; petulant; splenetic; spleeny; passionate; angry. -- Fretful, Peevish, Cross. These words all indicate an unamiable working and expression of temper. Peevish marks more especially the inward spirit: a peevish man is always ready to find fault. Fretful points rather to the outward act, and marks a complaining impatience: sickly children are apt to be fretful. Crossness is peevishness mingled with vexation or anger.

FRETT

Frett, n. Etym: [See 2d Fret. ] (Mining )

Defn: The worn side of the bank of a river. See 4th Fret, n., 4.

FRETT

Frett, n. Etym: [See Frit. ]

Defn: A vitreous compound, used by potters in glazing, consisting of lime, silica, borax, lead, and soda.

FRETTED

Fret "ted, p. p. & a. Etym: [From 2d Fret. ]

1. Rubbed or worn away; chafed.

2. Agitated; vexed; worried.

FRETTED

Fret "ted, p. p. & a. Etym: [See 5th Fret. ]

1. Ornamented with fretwork; furnished with frets; variegated; made rough on the surface.

2. (Her. )

Defn: Interlaced one with another; -- said of charges and ordinaries.

FRETTEN

Fret "ten, a. Etym: [The old p. p. of fret to rub. ]

Defn: Rubbed; marked; as, pock-fretten, marked with the smallpox. [Obs. ] Wright.

FRETTER

FRETTER Fret "ter, n.

Defn: One who, or that which, frets.

FRETTY

Fret "ty, a. Etym: [See 5th Fret. ]

Defn: Adorned with fretwork.

FRETUM

Fre "tum, n.; pl. Freta. Etym: [L.]

Defn: A strait, or arm of the sea.

FRETWORK

Fret "work, n. Etym: [6th fret + work. ]

Defn: Work adorned with frets; ornamental openwork or work in relief, esp. when elaborate and minute in its parts. Heuce, any minute play of light andshade, dark and light, or the like. Banqueting on the turf in the fretwork of shade and sunshine. Macaulay.

New American Oxford Dictionary

fret

fret 1 |fret frɛt | ▶verb ( frets, fretting , fretted ) 1 [ no obj. ] be constantly or visibly worried or anxious: she fretted about the cost of groceries | [ with clause ] : I fretted that my fingers were so skinny. • [ with obj. ] cause (someone ) worry or distress. 2 [ with obj. ] gradually wear away (something ) by rubbing or gnawing: the bay's black waves fret the seafront. • form (a channel or passage ) by rubbing or wearing away. • [ no obj. ] flow or move in small waves: soft clay that fretted between his toes. ▶noun [ in sing. ] chiefly Brit. a state of anxiety or worry. ORIGIN Old English fretan ‘devour, consume, ’ of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vreten and German fressen, and ultimately to for- and eat .

fret

fret 2 |frɛt | ▶noun 1 Art & Architecture a repeating ornamental design of interlaced vertical and horizontal lines, such as the Greek key pattern. 2 Heraldry a device of narrow diagonal bands interlaced through a diamond. ▶verb ( frets, fretting , fretted ) [ with obj. ] (usu. as adj. fretted ) decorate with fretwork: intricately carved and fretted balustrades. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French frete ‘trelliswork ’ and freter (verb ), of unknown origin.

fret

fret 3 |frɛt fret | ▶noun each of a sequence of bars or ridges on the fingerboard of some stringed musical instruments (such as the guitar ), used for fixing the positions of the fingers to produce the desired notes. ▶verb ( frets, fretting , fretted ) [ with obj. ] (often as adj. fretted ) 1 provide (a stringed instrument ) with frets. 2 play (a note ) while pressing the string down against a fret: fretted notes. DERIVATIVES fret less adjective ORIGIN early 16th cent.: of unknown origin.

fret

fret 4 |frɛt |(also sea fret ) ▶noun N. English a mist coming in off the sea; a sea fog. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: of unknown origin.

fretboard

fret board |ˈfretˌbôrd ˈfrɛtbɔrd | ▶noun a fretted fingerboard on a guitar or other musical instrument.

fretful

fret ful |ˈfretfəl ˈfrɛtfəl | ▶adjective feeling or expressing distress or irritation: the baby was crying with a fretful whimper. DERIVATIVES fret ful ly adverb, fret ful ness noun

fretsaw

fret saw |ˈfretˌsô ˈfrɛtˌsɔ | ▶noun a saw with a narrow blade stretched vertically on a frame, for cutting thin wood in patterns.

fretwork

fret work |ˈfretˌwərk ˈfrɛtˌwərk | ▶noun ornamental design in wood, typically openwork, done with a fretsaw.

Oxford Dictionary

fret

fret 1 |frɛt | ▶verb ( frets, fretting, fretted ) 1 [ no obj. ] be constantly or visibly anxious: she fretted about the cost of groceries. • [ with obj. ] cause anxiety to: his absence during her times awake began to fret her. 2 [ with obj. ] gradually wear away (something ) by rubbing or gnawing: the bay's black waves fret the seafront. • form (a channel or passage ) by rubbing or wearing away. 3 [ no obj. ] flow or move in small waves: squelchy clay that fretted between his toes. ▶noun [ in sing. ] chiefly Brit. a state of anxiety. ORIGIN Old English fretan ‘devour, consume ’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vreten and German fressen, and ultimately to for- and eat .

fret

fret 2 |frɛt | ▶noun 1 Art & Architecture a repeating ornamental design of vertical and horizontal lines, such as the Greek key pattern. 2 Heraldry a device of narrow diagonal bands interlaced through a diamond. ▶verb ( frets, fretting, fretted ) [ with obj. ] (usu. as adj. fretted ) decorate with fretwork: intricately carved and fretted balustrades. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French frete ‘trelliswork ’ and freter (verb ), of unknown origin.

fret

fret 3 |frɛt | ▶noun each of a sequence of ridges on the fingerboard of some stringed musical instruments (such as the guitar ), used for fixing the positions of the fingers to produce the desired notes. ▶verb ( frets, fretting, fretted ) [ with obj. ] (often as adj. fretted ) 1 provide (a stringed instrument ) with frets. 2 play (a note ) while pressing the string down against a fret: fretted notes. DERIVATIVES fretless adjective ORIGIN early 16th cent.: of unknown origin.

fret

fret 4 |frɛt |(also sea fret ) ▶noun N. English a mist coming in off the sea; a sea fog. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: of unknown origin.

fretboard

fret |board |ˈfrɛtbɔːd | ▶noun a fretted fingerboard on a guitar or other musical instrument.

fretful

fret |ful |ˈfrɛtfʊl, -f (ə )l | ▶adjective feeling or expressing distress or irritation: the baby was crying with a fretful whimper. DERIVATIVES fretfully adverb, fretfulness noun

fretsaw

fret |saw |ˈfrɛtsɔː | ▶noun a saw with a narrow blade stretched vertically on a frame, for cutting thin wood in patterns.

fretwork

fret |work |ˈfrɛtwəːk | ▶noun [ mass noun ] ornamental design in wood, typically openwork, done with a fretsaw.

American Oxford Thesaurus

fret

fret verb 1 she was fretting about Jonathan: worry, be anxious, feel uneasy, be distressed, be upset, upset oneself, concern oneself; agonize, sigh, pine, brood, eat one's heart out. 2 his absence began to fret her: trouble, bother, concern, perturb, disturb, disquiet, disconcert, distress, upset, alarm, panic, agitate; informal eat away at.

fretful

fretful adjective the long wait in traffic was making us fretful: distressed, upset, miserable, unsettled, uneasy, ill at ease, uncomfortable, edgy, agitated, worked up, tense, stressed, restive, fidgety, antsy; querulous, irritable, cross, fractious, peevish, petulant, out of sorts, bad-tempered, irascible, grumpy, crotchety, captious, testy, tetchy, cranky, het up, uptight, twitchy, crabby.

Oxford Thesaurus

fret

fret verb 1 the workers fretted about being displaced by machines: worry, be anxious, feel uneasy, be distressed, be upset, upset oneself, concern oneself, feel unhappy; agonize, anguish, sorrow, sigh, pine, brood, mope; fuss, make a fuss, complain, grumble, whine, eat one's heart out; informal stew, feel peeved. 2 his absence began to fret her: trouble, bother, concern, perturb, disturb, disquiet, disconcert, make anxious, cause anxiety, distress, upset, torment, alarm, panic, cause to panic, agitate; informal rattle, eat away at; archaic pother. ANTONYMS comfort.

fretful

fretful adjective the heat was making the child fretful: distressed, upset, miserable, unsettled, uneasy, ill at ease, uncomfortable, agitated, distraught, overwrought, wrought up, worked up, tense, stressed, restive, fidgety; irritable, cross, crabbed, fractious, peevish, petulant, out of sorts, bad-tempered, ill-natured, edgy, irascible, grumpy, crotchety, touchy, captious, testy, tetchy; querulous, complaining, grumbling, whining; N. Amer. cranky; informal het up, uptight, twitchy, rattled, crabby; dated overstrung, unquiet.

Duden Dictionary

Fret

Fret Substantiv, maskulin , der |Fr e t |der Fret; Genitiv: des Frets niederländisch -französisch Schiffsfracht

Freteur

Fre teur Substantiv, maskulin , der |…ˈtøːɐ̯ |der Freteur; Genitiv: des Freteurs, Plural: die Freteure Reeder, der Frachtgeschäfte abschließt

fretieren

fre tie ren schwaches Verb |fret ie ren |Frachtgeschäfte (für Schiffe ) abschließen

Frett

Frett Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Fr e tt |das Frett; Genitiv: des Frett [e ]s, Plural: die Frette lateinisch-vulgärlateinisch -französisch -niederländisch zum Kaninchenfang verwendeter blassgelber Iltis

Frettchen

Frett chen Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Fr e ttchen |das Frettchen; Genitiv: des Frettchens, Plural: die Frettchen niederländisch fret, französisch, mittelniederländisch furet, über das Vulgärlateinische zu spätlateinisch furo, eigentlich = Dieb, zu lateinisch fur = Dieb (besonders für die Kaninchenjagd gezüchteter ) Iltis mit weißem bis blassgelbem Fell

fretten

fret ten schwaches Verb süddeutsch, österreichisch umgangssprachlich |fr e tten |sich fretten; Perfektbildung mit »hat « mittelhochdeutsch vret (t )en, eigentlich = wund reiben, althochdeutsch fratōn, Herkunft ungeklärt a sich mühsam durchbringen man frettet sich halt so durchs Leben b sich mit etwas sehr abmühen sich durch das Studium fretten

frettieren

fret tie ren schwaches Verb |frett ie ren |mit dem Frett [chen ] jagen

French Dictionary

fret

fret n. m. nom masculin 1 Prix du transport maritime, aérien et routier. : À combien s ’élève le fret pour le transport aérien de ces marchandises? 2 Marchandises transportées. : Le fret aérien. SYNONYME cargaison . Prononciation Le t se prononce généralement, [frɛt ]

frétillant

frétillant , ante adj. adjectif Qui frétille. : Des poissons frétillants.

frétillement

frétillement n. m. nom masculin Mouvement de ce qui frétille. : Les frétillements d ’une truite. Prononciation Le e de l ’avant-dernière syllabe ne se prononce pas, [fretijmɑ̃ ]

frétiller

frétiller v. intr. verbe intransitif Remuer avec de petits mouvements rapides. : Les poissons frétillaient encore dans l ’épuisette. SYNONYME agiter . aimer Conjugaison Les lettres ill sont suivies d ’un i à la première et à la deuxième personne du pluriel de l ’indicatif imparfait et du subjonctif présent. (Que ) nous frétillions, (que ) vous frétilliez.

fretin

fretin n. m. nom masculin Petits poissons rejetés par le pêcheur. LOCUTION Menu fretin. figuré Choses, personnes de peu d ’importance. : Ces joueurs de golf amateurs ne sont pour les champions que du menu fretin.

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

fret

fret 1 /fret /動詞～s /-ts /; ～ted /-ɪd /; ～ting 自動詞｟主に話｠1 〈人などが〉【ささいな事で】くよくよする , 気をもむ (worry ), いら立つ «about , over , at , for » ▸ Don't fret , Dolly. We've made our peace .くよくよするなよ, ドリー . 僕らはもう仲直りしたんだ ▸ Fret not! ≒Don't fret about it .心配するな ▸ fret over the what-ifs もしそうなったらどうしようとあれこれ思い悩む 2 〈物が〉すり減る, 腐食する; 〈さび水などが〉 «…を » 腐食 [浸食 ]する «into , at » .3 〈水面が〉波立つ .他動詞 1 ｟主に話｠〈人〉をやきもきさせる, 心配させる, いら立たせる ;〖～ that節〗…ということを思い悩む .2 〈物〉を (長時間かけて )すり減らす, 摩滅 [消耗 ]させる ; …を浸食する, 腐食させる ▸ a coast fretted by fierce Atlantic waves 激しい大西洋の波に浸食された海岸線 3 〈風などが〉〈水面〉を波立たせる .名詞 C 〖通例a ～〗｟主に英くだけて｠いらだち, 焦燥 (irritation ), 苦労, 心労, 苦悩 (worry )▸ in [with ] a fret いらいら [くよくよ ]して

fret

fret 2 名詞 C (縁飾りなどに用いられる )雷文（らいもん）(模様 ).動詞～s ; ～ted ; ～ting 他動詞 …を雷文で飾る .

fret

fret 3 名詞 C (ギターマンドリンなどの )フレット〘指板上の細長い金属製の突起〙.動詞～s ; ～ted ; ～ting 他動詞〈楽器〉にフレットを付ける .

fretful

fret ful /frétf (ə )l /形容詞いらいらした, 〈赤ん坊が〉むずかった ; 気難しい, 怒りっぽい .～ly 副詞～ness 名詞

fretsaw

fr é t s à w 名詞 C 糸のこ, 引き回しのこ .

fretwork

fr é t w ò rk 名詞 U 雷文（らいもん）細工, 透かし彫り ; C 〖通例単数形で〗雷文模様 .