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Fretting
(gcide) | Fret \Fret\ (fr[e^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fretted; p. pr. &
vb. n. Fretting.] [OE. freten to eat, consume; AS. fretan,
for foretan; pref. for- + etan to eat; akin to D. vreten,
OHG. frezzan, G. fressen, Sw. fr[aum]ta, Goth. fra-itan. See
For, and Eat, v. t.]
1. To devour. [Obs.]
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The sow frete the child right in the cradle.
--Chaucer.
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2. 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.
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With many a curve my banks I fret. --Tennyson.
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3. To impair; to wear away; to diminish.
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By starts
His fretted fortunes give him hope and fear. --Shak.
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4. To make rough, agitate, or disturb; to cause to ripple;
as, to fret the surface of water.
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5. To tease; to irritate; to vex.
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Fret not thyself because of evil doers. --Ps.
xxxvii. 1.
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Belly fretting
(gcide) | Belly \Bel"ly\ (b[e^]l"l[y^]), n.; pl. Bellies (-l[i^]z). [OE.
bali, bely, AS. belg, b[ae]lg, b[ae]lig, bag, bellows, belly;
akin to Icel. belgr bag, bellows, Sw. b[aum]lg, Dan. b[ae]lg,
D. & G. balg, cf. W. bol the paunch or belly, dim. boly, Ir.
bolg. Cf. Bellows, Follicle, Fool, Bilge.]
1. That part of the human body which extends downward from
the breast to the thighs, and contains the bowels, or
intestines; the abdomen.
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Note: Formerly all the splanchnic or visceral cavities were
called bellies; -- the lower belly being the abdomen;
the middle belly, the thorax; and the upper belly, the
head. --Dunglison.
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2. The under part of the body of animals, corresponding to
the human belly.
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Underneath the belly of their steeds. --Shak.
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3. The womb. [Obs.]
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Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee.
--Jer. i. 5.
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4. The part of anything which resembles the human belly in
protuberance or in cavity; the innermost part; as, the
belly of a flask, muscle, sail, ship.
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Out of the belly of hell cried I. --Jonah ii. 2.
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5. (Arch.) The hollow part of a curved or bent timber, the
convex part of which is the back.
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Belly doublet, a doublet of the 16th century, hanging down
so as to cover the belly. --Shak.
Belly fretting, the chafing of a horse's belly with a
girth. --Johnson.
Belly timber, food. [Ludicrous] --Prior.
Belly worm, a worm that breeds or lives in the belly
(stomach or intestines). --Johnson.
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