All 5 Uses of
frayed
in
The Magic Mountain
- You enter the fray unarmed against such intellectual chicanery.†
Chpt 6.3 *the fray = the fight or struggle
- He was not going up there to be salved and bandaged, but to engage in the fray, and with serious intent.†
Chpt 7.9
- As always, Settembrini was wearing his heavy coat with the wide lapels, a frayed turndown collar, and checked trousers.†
Chpt 5.1
- Naphta and Settembrini were already out on the street, the latter in his frayed beaver-trimmed jacket, the former in a spring overcoat, a quitted yellowish-white garment a dandy might wear.†
Chpt 7.5
- Once they were marked off, Settembrini also took up his position, letting his frayed beaver-trimmed jacket hang open.†
Chpt 7.9 *
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