fringe

[fringe]

If you make cutoffs from jeans, the little white strings around the edges of the legs make a fringe. A fringe is a decorative edge made of hanging strings of fabric.

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An ornamental appendage to the border of a piece of stuff, originally consisting of the ends of the warp, projecting beyond the woven fabric; but more commonly made separate and sewed on, consisting sometimes of projecting ends, twisted or plaited together, and sometimes of loose threads of wool, silk, or linen, or narrow strips of leather, or the like.

Noun
edging consisting of hanging threads or tassels

Noun
a social group holding marginal or extreme views; "members of the fringe believe we should be armed with guns at all times"

Noun
a part of the city far removed from the center; "they built a factory on the outskirts of the city"

Noun
the outside boundary or surface of something

Verb
decorate with or as if with a surrounding fringe; "fur fringed the hem of the dress"

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Verb
adorn with a fringe; "The weaver fringed the scarf"


n.
An ornamental appendage to the border of a piece of stuff, originally consisting of the ends of the warp, projecting beyond the woven fabric; but more commonly made separate and sewed on, consisting sometimes of projecting ends, twisted or plaited together, and sometimes of loose threads of wool, silk, or linen, or narrow strips of leather, or the like.

n.
Something resembling in any respect a fringe; a line of objects along a border or edge; a border; an edging; a margin; a confine.

n.
One of a number of light or dark bands, produced by the interference of light; a diffraction band; -- called also interference fringe.

n.
The peristome or fringelike appendage of the capsules of most mosses. See Peristome.

v. t.
To adorn the edge of with a fringe or as with a fringe.


Fringe

Fringe , n. [OF, fringe, F. frange, prob. fr. L. fimbria fiber, thread, fringe, cf. fibra fiber, E. fiber, fimbriate.] 1. An ornamental appendage to the border of a piece of stuff, originally consisting of the ends of the warp, projecting beyond the woven fabric; but more commonly made separate and sewed on, consisting sometimes of projecting ends, twisted or plaited together, and sometimes of loose threads of wool, silk, or linen, or narrow strips of leather, or the like. 2. Something resembling in any respect a fringe; a line of objects along a border or edge; a border; an edging; a margin; a confine.
The confines of grace and the fringes of repentance.
3. (Opt.) One of a number of light or dark bands, produced by the interference of light; a diffraction band; -- called also interference fringe. 4. (Bot.) The peristome or fringelike appendage of the capsules of most mosses. See Peristome. Fringe tree (Bot.), a small tree (Chionanthus Virginica), growing in the Southern United States, and having snow-white flowers, with long pendulous petals.

Fringe

Fringe, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fringed ; p. pr. & vb. a. Fringing.] To adorn the edge of with a fringe or as with a fringe.
Precipices fringed with grass.
Fringing reef. See Coral reefs, under Coral.

An ornamental appendage to the border of a piece of stuff, originally consisting of the ends of the warp, projecting beyond the woven fabric; but more commonly made separate and sewed on, consisting sometimes of projecting ends, twisted or plaited together, and sometimes of loose threads of wool, silk, or linen, or narrow strips of leather, or the like.

To adorn the edge of with a fringe or as with a fringe.

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Usage Examples

I was in a really crummy pop-punk band. I think we did a whole bunch of Blink-182 covers, and we were on the fringe of losers and jocks. So we invited all the cool kids to come watch us play in our bass player's brother's bedroom. And it was terrible, but everyone thought we were so cool.

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Other Usage Examples

I'm looking more like my dogs every day - it must be the shaggy fringe and the ears.

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