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fringe
[ frinj ]
noun
- a decorative border of thread, cord, or the like, usually hanging loosely from a raveled edge or separate strip.
- anything resembling or suggesting this:
a fringe of grass around a swimming pool.
Synonyms: , , ,
- an outer edge; margin; periphery:
on the fringe of the art world.
- something regarded as peripheral, marginal, secondary, or extreme in relation to something else:
the lunatic fringe of a strong political party.
- Optics. one of the alternate light and dark bands produced by diffraction or interference.
verb (used with object)
- to furnish with or as if with a fringe.
- to serve as a fringe for, or to be arranged around or along so as to suggest a fringe:
armed guards fringing the building.
fringe
/ ڰɪԻ /
noun
- an edging consisting of hanging threads, tassels, etc
- an outer edge; periphery
- ( as modifier )
a fringe area
fringe dwellers
- modifier unofficial; not conventional in form
fringe theatre
- a section of the front hair cut short over the forehead
- an ornamental border or margin
- physics any of the light and dark or coloured bands produced by diffraction or interference of light
verb
- to adorn or fit with a fringe or fringes
- to be a fringe for
fur fringes the satin
Derived Forms
- ˈڰԲ, adjective
Other Word Forms
- ڰԲl adjective
- ڰԲl adjective
- ڰԲy adjective
- ܲd·ڰԲ noun
- ܲ·ڰԲ verb (used with object) unfringed unfringing
Word History and Origins
Origin of fringe1
Word History and Origins
Origin of fringe1
Example Sentences
The ashram she built in the Santa Monica mountains was as subversive as any free school or fringe arts cohort, just without the shrillness of dogma.
And on the fringe of the mountains, the area is home to bears, deer and rabbits.
Previously on the political fringes, the possibility of a unity crisis is now being discussed out in the open.
Along with 16 fringe opposition parties, it has signed the code of conduct.
“One of my hands was in punk rock, championing underground music that was on the fringe,” he says.
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