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| fray [ fray ] |
transitive and intransitive verb (past and past participle frayed, present participle fray·ing, 3rd person present singular frays) |
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1. wear away and hang in threads: to wear away the edge or surface of cloth or rope by friction, causing threads to hang loose, or be worn away in this way
 frayed at the cuffs
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2. make or become strained: to become strained, causing irritability or anger, or cause somebody's nerves, temper, or patience to become strained
Tempers were already fraying.
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noun (plural frays) |
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worn part with loose threads: a worn area on cloth or rope, with loose threads showing
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| [15th century. Via French frayer< Latin fricare "rub"] |
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