Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Fray \Fray\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Frayed} (fr[=a]d); p. pr. &
   vb. n. {Fraying}.] [See 1st {Fray}, and cf. {Affray}.]
   To frighten; to terrify; to alarm. --I. Taylor.

         What frays ye, that were wont to comfort me affrayed?
                                                  --Spenser.

Source : WordNet®

frayed
     adj : worn away or tattered along the edges; "frayed cuffs"