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noun • impairment resulting from long use • a covering designed to be worn on a person's body • the act of having on your person as a covering or adornment verb • be dressed in • have on one's person • have in one's aspect; wear an expression of one's attitude or personality • deteriorate through use or stress • have or show an appearance of • last and be usable • go to pieces • exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress • put clothing on one's body | ||||||||
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| 31% | 8 | Sometimes described as the biological equivalent of an aglet that prevents a shoelace from fraying, the protective tip of a chromosome | ||||||
noun • either (free) end of a eukaryotic chromosome | ||||||||
Bit Of Fraying Crossword Clue
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WEAR which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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WEAR
Updated: October 11, 2023
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Similar Clues
| Clue | Source | |
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1 | Growing bit by bit | |
2 | It uses a 7-bit or 8-bit code unit | |
3 | Overcasting in order to prevent fraying
New York Times -
14 Nov 2003 | New York Times / 14 Nov 2003 |
4 | Scissors used to prevent fraying
The Guardian Quick -
30 Mar 2010 | The Guardian Quick / 30 Mar 2010 |
5 | Sharing its root with Latin for “clothing”, a word for attire, costume or habiliments; fashion; or, in another sense, fraying, pilling or other damage caused by constant use or friction
Telegraph Giant General Knowledge -
21 Oct 2023 | Telegraph Giant General Knowledge / 21 Oct 2023 |
6 | Sometimes described as the biological equivalent of an aglet that prevents a shoelace from fraying, the protective tip of a chromosome
Telegraph Giant General Knowledge -
24 Jun 2023 | Telegraph Giant General Knowledge / 24 Jun 2023 |
7 | Temper fraying if this?
Telegraph Toughie -
03 May 2024 | Telegraph Toughie / 03 May 2024 |
