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French
Etymology
From fretter, or Old French freit, from Latin frīgidus (“cold”).
Pronunciation
Noun
frette f (plural frettes)
- (heraldry) fret
- (music) fret
Adjective
frette (plural frettes)
- (North America) Alternative form of froid
Further reading
German
Verb
frette
- inflection of fretten:
- first-person singular present
- first/third-person singular subjunctive I
- singular imperative
Italian
Noun
frette f (plural fretti)
- (heraldry) fret
Noun
frette f
- plural of fretta
Middle English
Noun
frette
- Alternative form of fret (“fee”)
Norman
Etymology
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Noun
frette f (plural frettes)
- (Jersey) shaft iron