All 4 Uses of
frayed
in
The Odyssey, by Homer - (translated by: Butler)
- I will not be long in joining you, for I too am eager for the fray.†
Book 16 *the fray = the fight or struggle
- "These two," continued Ulysses, "will not keep long out of the fray, when the suitors and we join fight in my house.†
Book 16
- If, again, war were to break out this day, give me a shield, a couple of spears and a helmet fitting well upon my temples—you would find me foremost in the fray, and would cease your gibes about my belly.†
Book 18
- Then, when we had borne you to the ships out of the fray, we laid you on your bed and cleansed your fair skin with warm water and with ointments.†
Book 24
Definitions:
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(1)
(frayed as in: frayed cloth) showing wear with threads beginning to separate or hang loose
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(2)
(frayed as in: frayed nerves) emotionally strained (worn thin)
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(3)
(fray as in: into the fray) a noisy fight, controversial debate, or other exciting situation that usually is not well organized