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Frays — Recorded in several spelling forms including: Fry, Frye, Fray, Free, the patronymic Frays, this interesting medieval English surname has two possible sources. The first is as a nickname from the pre 7th Century word freo meaning free born or not… … Surnames reference
frays — freɪ n. quarrel, brawl, skirmish, fight v. wear out, make ragged; wear on the nerves, irritate; be worn out, become ragged; rub … English contemporary dictionary
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phrase — frays … American English homophones
fray — [[t]fre͟ɪ[/t]] frays, fraying, frayed 1) V ERG If something such as cloth or rope frays, or if something frays it, its threads or fibres start to come apart from each other and spoil its appearance. The fabric is very fine or frays easily... [V… … English dictionary
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fray — fray1 [freı] v [I and T] [Date: 1400 1500; : French; Origin: frayer, from Latin fricare; FRICTION] 1.) if cloth or other material frays, or if something frays it, the threads become loose because the material is old ▪ The collar had started to… … Dictionary of contemporary English
fray — UK [freɪ] / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms fray : present tense I/you/we/they fray he/she/it frays present participle fraying past tense frayed past participle frayed 1) if a rope or piece of cloth frays or is frayed, the fibres in… … English dictionary
fray — I [freɪ] verb 1) [I/T] if cloth frays, or if something frays it, its fibres come apart at the edge 2) [I] if someone s nerves fray, they get nervous, and if someone s TEMPER frays, they get angry II the fray [freɪ] noun [singular] 1) an exciting… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
