Vocabulary : Freshness to Frett

Freshness : The state of being fresh.
Fresh-new : Unpracticed.
Fresh-water : Of, pertaining to, or living in, water not salt; as, fresh-water geological deposits; a fresh-water fish; fresh-water mussels. ;; Accustomed to sail on fresh water only; unskilled as a seaman; as, a fresh-water sailor. ;; Unskilled; raw.
Fresnel lamp : Alt. of Fres'nel' lan'tern
Fres'nel' lan'tern : A lantern having a lamp surrounded by a hollow cylindrical Fresnel lens.

Fresnel lens : See under Lens.
Fret : See 1st Frith. ;; To devour. ;; To rub; to wear away by friction; to chafe; to gall; hence, to eat away; to gnaw; as, to fret cloth; to fret a piece of gold or other metal; a worm frets the plants of a ship. ;; To impair; to wear away; to diminish. ;; To make rough, agitate, or disturb; to cause to ripple; as, to fret the surface of water. ;; To tease; to irritate; to vex. ;; To be worn away; to chafe; to fray; as, a wristband frets on the edges. ;; To eat in; to make way by corrosion. ;; To be agitated; to be in violent commotion; to rankle; as, rancor frets in the malignant breast. ;; To be vexed; to be chafed or irritated; to be angry; to utter peevish expressions. ;; The agitation of the surface of a fluid by fermentation or other cause; a rippling on the surface of water. ;; Agitation of mind marked by complaint and impatience; disturbance of temper; irritation; as, he keeps his mind in a continual fret. ;; Herpes; tetter. ;; The worn sides of river banks, where ores, or stones containing them, accumulat
Freta : of Fretum
Fretful : Disposed to fret; ill-humored; peevish; angry; in a state of vexation; as, a fretful temper.
Frett : The worn side of the bank of a river. See 4th Fret, n., 4. ;; A vitreous compound, used by potters in glazing, consisting of lime, silica, borax, lead, and soda.

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