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fret-saw
fret-saw [f. fret n.1 + saw n.] A saw used for fret-cutting. So fret-sawing vbl. n., fret-cutting with such a saw.1865 Specif. J. Kennan's Patent No. 926. 1 Oscillating frame in which the fret-saw is strained. 1875 W. E. A. Axon Mechanic's Friend 15 Vibrating fret-saw.
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fretwork
ˈfretwork [f. fret n.1 + work n.] 1. Arch. Carved work in decorative patterns consisting largely of intersecting lines, esp. as used in the decoration of ceilings.1601 Holland Pliny xxxvi. xxiv. II. 595 Plastre serveth passing well to white wals or seeling; also for to make little images in fretwork...
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fret
▪ I. fret, n.1 (frɛt) Also 4–9 frette, 5–6 frete, (6 Sc. fratt). [app. a. OF. frete trellis-work, interlaced work (mod.F. frette, in the heraldic sense = 2). This n. and the related fret v.2 are commonly believed to represent the OE. frætwe pl., ornaments, frætw(i)an to adorn, but this appears to be...
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