fraying
noun/ˈfɹeɪ.ɪŋ/
1
Frayed material.
- Any frayings of rope should be removed.
2
The skin which a deer frays from its horns.
- For by his slot , his entries , and his port , His frayings , fewmets , he doth promise sport1641, Ben Jonson, The Sad Shepherd: