fretty

fretty
fretty1
/fret"ee/, adj., frettier, frettiest.
fretful; irritable; peevish.
[1835-45; FRET1 + -Y1]
fretty2
/fret"ee/, adj. Heraldry.
covered with criss-crossed and interlacing diagonal strips: argent, fretty sable.
[1555-65; < MF frette, deriv. of frete trelliswork. See FRET2, -EE]

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