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   fringe

   /frɪn(d)ʒ/

   noun

   • 1. the border or outer edges of an area or group: "the southern fringes of the city"
   • ▪ the unconventional, extreme, or marginal part of a group or sphere of activity: "the lunatic fringe of American political life"
   • ▪ a secondary festival on the periphery of the Edinburgh Festival: "she became noted for her work on the Fringe"
   • 2. a decorative border of hanging threads left loose or formed into tassels or twists, used to edge clothing or material: "the beaded fringe of her dress" Similar edgingedgeborderhemtrimmingfrillflounceruffletasselsarchaic:purfle
   • 3. the front part of a person's hair cut so as to hang over the forehead: British "she smiled as she pushed her fringe back out of her eyes"
   • ▪ a natural border or edging of hair or fibres in an animal or plant: "a long fringe of hair on the tail"
   • 4. a band of contrasting brightness or darkness produced by diffraction or interference of light.
   • ▪ a strip of false colour in an optical image.
   • 5. short for fringe benefit North American

   adjective

   • 1. not part of the mainstream; unconventional, peripheral, or extreme: "fringe theatre"

   verb

   • 1. decorate (clothing or material) with a fringe: "a rich robe of gold, fringed with black velvet" Similar trimhemedgeborderrimbindbraidtasseldecorateadornornamentembellishfinisharchaic:purflerare:befringebefrill
   • ▪ form a border along or around (something): "the sea is fringed by palm trees" Similar borderedgeboundskirtlinehemflankvergesurroundencloseencirclecircleencompassringcircumscribeliterary:girdgirdleengirdrare:compassenviron
   • ▪ form a natural border or edging of hair or fibres on (part of an animal or plant): "each of the legs on its first six body segments were fringed with fine hairlike structures"

   Word Origin Middle English (in fringe (sense 2 of the noun)): from Old French frenge, based on late Latin fimbria, earlier a plural noun meaning ‘fibres, shreds’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. fringeless adjective
   • 2. fringy adjective

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   What is a fringe?

   • A fringe is a decorative edge made of hanging strings of fabric. You know how fringe hangs on the edge of fabric and clothing? Think of this picture when you see fringe used metaphorically to mean something that is on the outer boundaries of something else.

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   What is a Fringe Festival?

   • Many cities hold events called fringe festivals that celebrate art created on the fringe of the established art world. A group of people whose beliefs place them on the outskirts of a social group is called a fringe group. And beware of the lunatic fringe — they are the extremists and fanatics of a social or political movement.

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   What does a clear and well-defined fringe mean?

   • Clear and well-defined fringes indicate that a stable phase relationship is conserved across all the generated visible spectrum. The lake margins are convoluted giving rise to numerous shallow bays fringed in many parts by large tropical swamps. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web.

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   What does fringing mean?

   • , fringed, fring·ing. to furnish with or as if with a fringe. armed guards fringing the building. In the outer fringes of the solar system, objects were so cold and slow-moving, apparently, that they could simply touch and stick together.

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   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: rim, skirt, border, edge. an outer edge; margin; periphery: on the fringe of the art world.

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   A fringe is a decorative edge made of hanging strings of fabric. You know how fringe hangs on the edge of fabric and clothing? Think of this picture when you see fringe used metaphorically to mean something that is on the outer boundaries of something else.

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