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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024fringe /frɪndʒ/USA pronunciation n., v., fringed, fring•ing. n. [countable] - Clothing, Furniturea decorative border of short threads, cords, or loops:fringe at the bottom edge of the curtain.
- something resembling a fringe:a fringe of grass.
- a marginal part:society's fringes.
- a group with extremist views:a radical fringe.
v. [~ + object] - to furnish with or as if with a fringe.
- to be arranged in a fringe:Guards fringed the building.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024fringe (frinj),USA pronunciation n., v., fringed, fring•ing. n. - Clothing, Furniturea 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.
- 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.
- Opticsone of the alternate light and dark bands produced by diffraction or interference.
- BusinessSee fringe benefit.
v.t. - 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.
- Vulgar Latin *frimbia, metathetic variant of Late Latin fimbria, Latin fimbriae fringe
- Old French (French frange)
- Middle English frenge 1325–75
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged edge, border, skirt, rim.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: fringe /frɪndʒ/ n - an edging consisting of hanging threads, tassels, etc
- an outer edge; periphery
- (as modifier): fringe dwellers, a fringe area
- (modifier) unofficial; not conventional in form: fringe theatre
- chiefly Brit a section of the front hair cut short over the forehead
- an ornamental border or margin
- any of the light and dark or coloured bands produced by diffraction or interference of light
vb (transitive)- to adorn or fit with a fringe or fringes
- to be a fringe for
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French frenge, ultimately from Latin fimbria fringe, border; see fimbriaˈfringeless adj |