"frayed" meaning in English

See frayed in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /fɹeɪd/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-frayed.wav Forms: more frayed [comparative], most frayed [superlative]
Rhymes: -eɪd Etymology: From English fray, from Old French froiier (“to rub against, scrape; thrust against”), from Latin fricare (“to rub, rub down”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fro|froiier||to rub against, scrape; thrust against}} Old French froiier (“to rub against, scrape; thrust against”), {{uder|en|la|fricare||to rub, rub down}} Latin fricare (“to rub, rub down”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} frayed (comparative more frayed, superlative most frayed)
  1. unravelled, worn at the end or edge. Translations (unravelled): esfiañado (Galician), ausgefranst (German), zerfranst (German), tāwekoweko (Maori), deshilachado (Spanish), fransig (Swedish), lilit (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-frayed-en-adj-WVd8sWBa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Tagalog translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 92 8 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 82 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 74 26 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 74 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 75 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 74 26

Verb

IPA: /fɹeɪd/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-frayed.wav
Rhymes: -eɪd Etymology: From English fray, from Old French froiier (“to rub against, scrape; thrust against”), from Latin fricare (“to rub, rub down”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fro|froiier||to rub against, scrape; thrust against}} Old French froiier (“to rub against, scrape; thrust against”), {{uder|en|la|fricare||to rub, rub down}} Latin fricare (“to rub, rub down”) Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} frayed
  1. simple past and past participle of fray Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: fray
    Sense id: en-frayed-en-verb-XxDMJr7p

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