Definition of fray

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Fray (n.) A fret or chafe, as in cloth; a place injured by rubbing..

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Effray :: Effray (v. t.) To frighten; to scare.
Defrayment :: Defrayment (n.) Payment of charges.
Affray :: Affray (v. t.) To startle from quiet; to alarm.
Affrayment :: Affrayment (n.) Affray.
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..
Affray :: Affray (v. t.) The act of suddenly disturbing any one; an assault or attack.
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..
Fray :: Fray (n.) A fret or chafe, as in cloth; a place injured by rubbing..
Defray :: Defray (v. t.) To pay or discharge; to serve in payment of; to provide for, as a charge, debt, expenses, costs, etc..
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..
Onslaught :: Onslaught (n.) A bloody fray or battle.
Orfray :: Orfray (n.) The osprey.
Fraying :: Fraying (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Fra.
Tax :: Tax (n.) A sum imposed or levied upon the members of a society to defray its expenses.
Borne :: Borne (p. p.) Carried; conveyed; supported; defrayed. See Bear, v. t..
Fret :: Fret (v. i.) To be worn away; to chafe; to fray; as, a wristband frets on the edges..
Defrayed :: Defrayed (imp. & p. p.) of Defra.
Frayed :: Frayed (imp. & p. p.) of Fra.
Affray :: Affray (v. t.) The fighting of two or more persons, in a public place, to the terror of others..
Club :: Club (v. t.) To raise, or defray, by a proportional assesment; as, to club the expense..
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