Ex. Azure, a fret, argent.
Fretty is when the shield is covered with lines crossing each other diagonally and interlaced.
Ex. Gules, fretty of ten pieces, argent.
At the present time it is not usual to name the number of pieces, but merely the word fretty.
The pile is formed like a wedge, and may be borne wavy, engrailed, &c.; it issues generally from the chief, and extends towards the base, but it may be borne in bend or issue from the base.
See [PILE] and [IN PILE] in Dictionary.
Ex. Argent, a pile, azure.