Anagrams of: DEFRAYING

• resist or confront with resistance

• elude, especially in a baffling way

• challenge

• a noisy fight

• wear away by rubbing

• cause friction

• cooking in fat or oil in a pan or griddle

• worn away or tattered along the edges

• the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose

• bear the expenses of

• at or constituting a border or edge

• elaborate or showy attire and accessories