Entry 4 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913 Fretted /frĕt'-ĭd/ · Fret·ted · IPA /ˈfɹɛtɪd/ p. p. & a. p. p. & a. 01 p. p. & a. Rubbed or worn away; chafed. 1. Rubbed or worn away; chafed. 2. Agitated; vexed; worried. 02 p. p. & a. Ornamented with fretwork; furnished with frets; variegated; made rough on the surface. 1. Ornamented with fretwork; furnished with frets; variegated; made rough on the surface. 2. Interlaced one with another; -- said of charges and ordinaries.(Her.)