frette

French

Etymology

From fretter, or Old French freit, from Latin frīgidus (“cold”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fʁɛt/

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Noun

frette f (plural frettes)

1. (heraldry) fret
2. (music) fret

Adjective

frette (plural frettes)

1. (North America) alternative form of froid

Further reading

• “frette”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

German

Verb

frette

1. inflection of fretten:
   1. first-person singular present
   2. first/third-person singular subjunctive I
   3. singular imperative

Italian

Noun

frette f (plural fretti)

1. (heraldry) fret

Noun

frette f

1. plural of fretta

Middle English

Noun

frette

1. alternative form of fret (“fee”)

Norman

Etymology

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Noun

frette f (plural frettes)

1. (Jersey) shaft iron