Definition of fray

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Fray (v. t.) To frighten; to terrify; to alarm.

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Fraying :: Fraying (n.) The skin which a deer frays from his horns.
Effrayable :: Effrayable (a.) Frightful.
Fray :: Fray (n.) A fret or chafe, as in cloth; a place injured by rubbing..
Tangle :: Tangle (v.) An instrument consisting essentially of an iron bar to which are attached swabs, or bundles of frayed rope, or other similar substances, -- used to capture starfishes, sea urchins, and other similar creatures living at the bottom of the sea..
Tax :: Tax (n.) A sum imposed or levied upon the members of a society to defray its expenses.
Defray :: Defray (v. t.) To pay or discharge; to serve in payment of; to provide for, as a charge, debt, expenses, costs, etc..
Treasury :: Treasury (n.) A place or building in which stores of wealth are deposited; especially, a place where public revenues are deposited and kept, and where money is disbursed to defray the expenses of government; hence, also, the place of deposit and disbursement of any collected funds..
Fraying :: Fraying (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Fra.
Frayed :: Frayed (imp. & p. p.) of Fra.
Borne :: Borne (p. p.) Carried; conveyed; supported; defrayed. See Bear, v. t..
Fray :: Fray (n.) Affray; broil; contest; combat.
Fray :: Fray (v. t.) To frighten; to terrify; to alarm.
Defrayer :: Defrayer (n.) One who pays off expenses.
Affrayer :: Affrayer (n.) One engaged in an affray.
Fray :: Fray (v. i.) To rub.
Melee :: Melee (n.) A fight in which the combatants are mingled in one confused mass; a hand to hand conflict; an affray.
Orfray :: Orfray (n.) The osprey.
Fray :: Fray (v. t.) To rub; to wear off, or wear into shreds, by rubbing; to fret, as cloth; as, a deer is said to fray her head..
Fray :: Fray (v. i.) To wear out or into shreads, or to suffer injury by rubbing, as when the threads of the warp or of the woof wear off so that the cross threads are loose; to ravel; as, the cloth frays badly..
Defray :: Defray (v. t.) To avert or appease, as by paying off; to satisfy; as, to defray wrath..
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