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Lattice vs Fretty - What's the difference?

lattice | fretty |

In heraldry|lang=en terms the difference between lattice and fretty

is that lattice is (heraldry) a bearing with vertical and horizontal bands while fretty is (heraldry) covered with a lattice-like pattern of diagonally interlaced bendlets and bendlets sinister.

As a noun lattice

is a flat panel constructed with widely-spaced crossed thin strips of wood or other material, commonly used as a garden trellis.

As a verb lattice

is to make a lattice of.

As an adjective 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.

lattice

Noun

(en noun)
  • A flat panel constructed with widely-spaced crossed thin strips of wood or other material, commonly used as a garden trellis.
  • (heraldry) A bearing with vertical and horizontal bands.
  • (crystallography) a regular spacing or arrangement of geometric points, often decorated with a motif.
  • (order theory) A partially ordered set in which every pair of elements has a unique supremum and an infimum.
  • (group theory) A discrete subgroup of Rn which spans the real vector space Rn.
  • Synonyms

    * latticework

    Hyponyms

    * (algebra) complete lattice * (algebra) distributive lattice

    Hypernyms

    * (algebra) partially ordered set

    Derived terms

    * Boolean lattice * complete lattice * crystal lattice * distributive lattice * lattice bridge * lattice girder * lattice energy * lattice plant * lattice point * lattice window * semilattice * space lattice

    See also

    * grid

    Verb

    (lattic)
  • To make a lattice of.
  • to lattice timbers
  • To close, as an opening, with latticework; to furnish with a lattice.
  • to lattice a window

    Anagrams

    * ----

    fretty

    English

    Etymology 1

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    Adjective

    (-)
  • (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

    .

    Adjective

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