Both Uses of
frayed
in
The Merchant of Venice
- With much much more dismay I view the fight than thou that mak'st the fray.†
Scene 3.2 *
- I'll hold thee any wager, When we are both accoutred like young men, I'll prove the prettier fellow of the two, And wear my dagger with the braver grace, And speak between the change of man and boy With a reed voice; and turn two mincing steps Into a manly stride; and speak of frays Like a fine bragging youth; and tell quaint lies, How honourable ladies sought my love, Which I denying, they fell sick and died; I could not do withal.†
Scene 3.4 *
Definitions:
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(fray as in: into the fray) a noisy fight, controversial debate, or other exciting situation that usually is not well organized
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(frayed as in: frayed cloth) showing wear with threads beginning to separate or hang loose