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Frazzle \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.]
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]

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.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]


Frazzle \Fraz"zle\, n.
1. The act or result of frazzling; the condition or quality
of being frazzled; the tag end; a frayed-out end. [Prov.
Eng. & U. S.]
[Webster 1913 Suppl. PJC]

My fingers are all scratched to frazzles. --Kipling.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]

2. a state of extreme exhaustion; -- often used in the phrase

{worn to a frazzle}. [WordNet sense 1]
[WordNet 1.5]

Gordon had sent word to Lee that he "had fought his
corps to a frazzle." --Nicolay &
Hay (Life of
Lincoln).
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]