All 4 Uses of
frayed
in
Cyrano de Bergerac
- RAGUENEAU (to Cyrano): Know you who might be the hero of the fray?†
Act 2 *
- (She puts on her mask and veil quickly; then, absently): You have not told me of your last night's fray.†
Act 2 *
- 'Pink-your-Doublet' and 'Slit-your-Trunk,' In brawl and skirmish they show their spunk, Give rendezvous in broil and fray; 'Pink-your-Doublet' and 'Slit-your-Trunk' Are their gentlest sobriquets!†
Act 2
- THE CADET (rising and coming down): The story of the fray!†
Act 2
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