Frayed

Unspoken, unmentioned, was the reality the that the domestic consensus for the war, so clear in the wake of 9/11, has frayed, is broken, and absent another terrorist tragedy could never be reassembled with the strength it once possessed. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I have never been to the British Museum, so for me its leather chairs still creak under harrumphing old colonels with handlebar moustaches, wheezing tubercular poets in frayed brown sweaters, and Karl Marx. ❋ Unknown (2010)

It was a place where gray mists hid the tops of low, deep-green mountains, where redbone and bluetick hounds flashed through the pines as they chased possums into the sacks of old men in frayed overalls, where old women in bonnets dipped Bruton snuff and hummed "Faded Love and Winter Roses" as they shelled purple hulls, canned peaches and made biscuits too good for this world. ❋ Unknown (1997)

Beat’s outer trappings — black turtlenecks, cigarette pants, neckerchiefs, berets — is indebted less to Jack Kerouac and his wayward cohort, who slouched about in frayed flannel shirts, than to stylized interpretations in movies like “Funny Face” or the less well-known “Subterraneans,’’ a 1960 film based on a Kerouac novel about the kinky denizens of North Beach in San Francisco. ❋ Unknown (2006)

We've got some pictures we want to show you of what would probably best be described as frayed nerves at airports all over the country. ❋ Unknown (2007)

The fabric is constructed so it has rows of "frayed" ruffles - but they are really the edges of the fabric. ❋ Unknown (2009)

"Looky there," said the skipper of the second skiff, "do you notice that where we make this turn to the left the bushes along the point are kind of frayed, like something had rubbed against 'em a heap of times?" ❋ Alan Douglas (N/A)

As I happened to be sitting next the driver going to town on the 'bus, I told him my joke about the "frayed" shirts. ❋ Grossmith, George, 1847-1912 (1921)

The Owner, a great lady whom clearly stood up to the title of "Madame" addressed to her by the staff was looking a little 'frayed' with whole tandoori chickens and roast potatoes heading in different directions. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Also, check for fire hazards such as frayed electrical wires or flammable materials near heating appliances. ❋ Unknown (2010)

You can see a gap right in the middle from poor alignment as well as the "frayed" plastic from the cut that they didn't sand down. just now, -0/+1yeah, it's called Coke Zero ❋ Unknown (2010)

You can see a gap right in the middle from poor alignment as well as the "frayed" plastic from the cut that they didn't sand down. ❋ Unknown (2010)

What Adams does so well is modulate that basic character with shards of desperation and an energy level that wisely goes for 'frayed' instead of 'frantic'.

We become so accustomed to viewing our home that we easily lose touch with the little things that become a bit "frayed" around the edges. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Chick Ludwig At Large: ESPN: Palmer has 'frayed' ligament, won't play ... ❋ Unknown (2008)

The Rowdy One) at ESPN. com Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Carson Palmer is unlikely to play another game in the 2008 season but he will delay a decision on whether to have surgery to repair a "frayed" ligament in his right throwing elbow, sources told ESPN. ❋ Unknown (2008)