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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
fretless

1878, "without annoyance," from fret (n.) (see fret (v.)) + -less. By 1962 as "without frets" (of a banjo, guitar, etc.), from fret (n.2).

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fretless

a. Describing a stringed instrument that does not have frets.

Usage examples of "fretless".

It was cut through with a contrasting countenance, and yet inside of his eyes there was something foreign to them shining through, something that I had never seen on his fretless features before: evil intent.