FRAYED used in ANNE OF GREEN GABLES -- sense 1

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frayed

Used in

Anne Of Green Gables

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Especially did the Queen's class gird up their loins for the fray, for at the end of the coming year, dimly shadowing their pathway already, loomed up that fateful thing known as "the Entrance," at the thought of which one and all felt their hearts sink into their very shoes. (not reviewed by editor)

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as in: frayed cloth

as in: frayed nerves

as in: into the fray

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