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Meanings of frayed edges in English

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Usage of frayed edges in English
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He took a big clasp-knife and cut off the frayed edges.
The Lock and Key Library: The Most Interesting Stories of All Na...
2
He left his career behind him with no frayed edges that could tangle.
Sir Robert Hart / The Romance of a Great Career, 2nd Edition
3
We ought to be clear on that point-leave no frayed edges.
Deadham Hard: A Romance
4
The frayed edges on the boy's tunic caught his eye again.
The Bone Doll's Twin
5
It was a worn little Latin text book, with frayed edges and soiled leaves.
The Voice of the People
6
Fiona glared at the frayed edges and realized she'd been using far too much force.
Gingham bride
7
We could see the careful stitches and the frayed edges her art couldn't quite conceal.
Stories Worth Rereading
8
The bullet holes had frayed edges, like cloth.
Beat the reaper: a novel
9
She had pulled down the blinds, and the late evening light filtered in from the frayed edges.
Sins of the Fathers
10
Remove the filmy part, and heat the frayed edges till they cohere and form an incipient tube.
On Laboratory Arts
11
You slip on the sunglasses Ben gave you and his baseball cap, red with worn, frayed edges.
Blackbird
12
It had frayed edges, pockets all over, no waist, and a silhouette like a brick of cement.
NY Magazine
13
So her Wonderground set might include a 1919 Schulhof piece, while an orchestral performance might have mischievously frayed edges.
The Guardian
14
The frayed edges betrayed the many other unfoldings these plans had endured in the loneliness of Sandy's sprawling farmhouse.
Book of lost threads
15
The director's interest lies not in the beautiful people but with those who inhabit the frayed edges of life.
The Guardian
16
It grew ever broader, the frayed edges stirring and flexing in disquiet as it swam out lazily over the sweltering jungle.
The Reality Dysfunction
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