Associations to the word «Frayed»

Wiktionary

FRAYED, adjective. Unravelled, worn at the end or edge.
FRAYED, verb. Simple past tense and past participle of fray

Dictionary definition

FRAYED, adjective. Worn away or tattered along the edges; "frayed cuffs".

Wise words

In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.
Alexander Pope