Fraz"zle (?), v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Frazzled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Frazzling (?).] [Cf. G. faseln, and E. fray.]
To fray; to wear or pull into tatters or tag ends; to tatter; --
used literally and figuratively. [Prov. Eng. & U. S.]
Her hair was of a reddish gray color, and its
frazzled and tangled condition suggested that the woman had
recently passed through a period of extreme excitement.
J. C. Harris.
Fraz"zle, n. The act or result of
frazzling; the condition or quality of being frazzled; the tag end; a
frayed-out end. [Prov. Eng. & U. S.]
My fingers are all scratched to
frazzles.
Kipling.
Gordon had sent word to Lee that he "had fought his
corps to a frazzle."
Nicolay & Hay (Life of
Lincoln).
Fraz"zle (?), v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Frazzled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Frazzling (?).] [Cf. G. faseln, and E. fray.]
To fray; to wear or pull into tatters or tag ends; to tatter; --
used literally and figuratively. [Prov. Eng. & U. S.]
Her hair was of a reddish gray color, and its
frazzled and tangled condition suggested that the woman had
recently passed through a period of extreme excitement.
J. C. Harris.
Fraz"zle, n. The act or result of
frazzling; the condition or quality of being frazzled; the tag end; a
frayed-out end. [Prov. Eng. & U. S.]
My fingers are all scratched to
frazzles.
Kipling.
Gordon had sent word to Lee that he "had fought his
corps to a frazzle."
Nicolay & Hay (Life of
Lincoln).
