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frayings

frayings is the plural of fraying.

Meaning of fraying

Noun

fraying (plural frayings)

  1. Frayed material.
    • Any frayings of rope should be removed.
  2. The skin which a deer frays from its horns.
    • For by his slot , his entries , and his port , His frayings , fewmets , he doth promise sport1641, Ben Jonson, The Sad Shepherd

Questions about frayings

What is frayings the plural of?
Frayings is the plural of fraying.

Words near frayings in the dictionary

  1. Frayer
  2. Frayers
  3. frayest
  4. frayeth
  5. fraying
  6. frayings
  7. frayle
  8. Frayn
  9. frayne
  10. frayproof
  11. Frayre

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