different between fretty vs freety

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?ti

Etymology 1

fret (“lattice, trellis”) +? -y.

Adjective

fretty (not comparable)

1. (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

• fretsaw
• fretwork

Translations

Etymology 2

fret (“to worry”) +? -y.

Adjective

fretty (comparative more fretty, superlative most fretty)

1. Inclined to fret, agitated, worrying.
2. (colloquial) Inflamed, like a sore.

Synonyms

• (inclined to fret): fretful, fretsome

Translations

English

Alternative forms

• fretty
• freity (Scotland)

Etymology

From freet +? -y.

Adjective

freety (comparative more freety, superlative most freety)

1. Superstitious; belonging to or pertaining to superstitions.

Anagrams

• treyfe