Fretty

fret("lattice, trellis") + -y.

Full definition of fretty

Adjective

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

fret("to worry") + -y.

Adjective

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

Synonyms

• (inclined to fret) fretful, fretsome