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   fray

   /freɪ/

   verb

   • 1. (of a fabric, rope, or cord) unravel or become worn at the edge, typically through constant rubbing: "cheap fabric soon frays" Similar unravelwearwear thinwear outwear awaywear throughbecome wornbecome threadbarebecome tatteredbecome raggedgo into holesgo through
   • ▪ (of a person's nerves or temper) show the effects of strain: "as the temperature rose, tempers frayed" Similar straintaxovertaxirritateput on edgemake edgymake tense
   • 2. (of a male deer) rub (a bush or small tree) with the head in order to remove the velvet from newly formed antlers, or to mark territory during the rut: "bucks mark their territory by fraying small trees"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French freiier, from Latin fricare ‘to rub’.

   Scrabble Points: 10

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