fret‧work /ˈfretwɜːk $ -wɜːrk/
noun [uncountable][
Date: 1600-1700;
Origin: fret 'cut patterns' (14-21 centuries) (probably from Old French frete; ⇒ fretted) + work]
patterns cut into thin wood, metal etc or the activity of making these patterns
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