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10 Language-to-English DictionariesFrayed end
/freɪd ɛnd/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The unraveled, worn, or separated extremity of a rope, cord, fabric, or thread.
"She carefully trimmed the frayed end of the climbing rope before securing the knot." - 2
A metaphor for the deteriorating, collapsing, or exhausted termination of a process, structure, or nerve.
"He felt like his patience was reaching the frayed end of its tether."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'frayed', derived from the Middle English 'frayen' (meaning to rub or wear away, ultimately from Old French 'freier' and Latin 'fricare'), and 'end', from Old English 'ende'. Historically used in textile and nautical contexts to describe the unraveled extremities of ropes or fabrics, it has evolved metaphorically to represent any deteriorating, worn-out, or disintegrating boundary.
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bout effiloché
Transliteration: bu e-fi-lo-ʃe
"Il a coupé le bout effiloché de la corde."
ausgefranstes Ende
Transliteration: aus·ge·fransts·tes ɛn·də
"Sie schnitt das ausgefranste Ende des Seils ab."
estremità sfilacciata
Transliteration: es.tre.miˈta sfi.latˈtʃa.ta
"Ha tagliato l'estremità sfilacciata della fune."
extremo deshilachado
Transliteration: eksˈtɾe.mo de.si.laˈtʃa.ðo
"Cortó el extremo deshilachado de la cuerda."
ponta desfiada
Transliteration: ˈpõ.tɐ deʃ.fiˈa.dɐ
"Ele cortou a ponta desfiada da corda."
उधड़ा हुआ सिरा
Transliteration: udhadha hua sira
"उसने रस्सी का उधड़ा हुआ सिरा काट दिया।"
磨损的端部
Transliteration: mósǔn de duānbù
"他剪掉了绳子磨损的端部。"
올이 풀린 끝
Transliteration: ori pullin kkeun
"그는 밧줄의 올이 풀린 끝을 잘라냈다."
ほつれた端
Transliteration: hotsureta hashi
"彼はロープのほつれた端を切り落とした。"
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