All 4 Uses of
frayed
in
Ulysses by James Joyce
- Stephen, an elbow rested on the jagged granite, leaned his palm against his brow and gazed at the fraying edge of his shiny black coat-sleeve.†
Chpt 1
- Inked characters fast fading on the frayed breaking paper.†
Chpt 6 *
- He extended elocutionary arms from frayed stained shirtcuffs, pausing: —What was their civilisation?†
Chpt 7
- Felicitously he ceased and held a meek head among them, auk's egg, prize of their fray.†
Chpt 9
Definition:
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(frayed as in: frayed cloth) showing wear with threads beginning to separate or hang loose