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Fretty vs Freety - What's the difference?

fretty | freety |

As adjectives the difference between fretty and freety

is that fretty is (heraldry) covered with a lattice-like pattern of diagonally interlaced bendlets and bendlets sinister or fretty can be inclined to fret, agitated, worrying while freety is superstitious; belonging to or pertaining to superstitions.

fretty

English

Etymology 1

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Adjective

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  • (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.

    Etymology 2

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    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Inclined to fret, agitated, worrying.
  • (colloquial) Inflamed, like a sore.
  • Synonyms
    * (inclined to fret) (l), (l)

    freety

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (l) * (l) (Scotland)

    Adjective

    (en-adj)
  • Superstitious; belonging to or pertaining to superstitions.