[fret] 
noun, verb, fret⋅ted, fret⋅ting.| 1. | an interlaced, angular design; fretwork. |
| 2. | an angular design of bands within a border. |
| 3. | Heraldry. a charge composed of two diagonal strips interlacing with and crossing at the center of a mascle. |
| 4. | a piece of decoratively pierced work placed in a clock case to deaden the sound of the mechanism. |
| 5. | to ornament with a fret or fretwork. |
[fret] noun, verb, fret⋅ted, fret⋅ting.| 1. | any of the ridges of wood, metal, or string, set across the fingerboard of a guitar, lute, or similar instrument, which help the fingers to stop the strings at the correct points. |
| 2. | to provide with frets. |