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Fraying

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fray 1  (fr)
n.
1. A scuffle; a brawl. See Synonyms at brawl.
2. A heated dispute or contest.
tr.v. frayed, fray·ing, frays Archaic
1. To alarm; frighten.
2. To drive away.
[Middle English frai, shortening of affrai; see affray.]


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Notwithstanding terrifically wide sweep (some thirty feet or more) and the its hissing vigor of its descent, sufficient to sunder these very walls of iron, still the fraying of my robe would be all that, for several minutes, it would accomplish.
The Pit and the Pendulum by Poe, Edgar Allan View in context
You could not observe that from here, but if you were on the mantelpiece you would see that it is cut clean off without any mark of fraying whatever.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context
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