[ US /ˈfɹɪndʒ/ ]
[ UK /fɹˈɪnd‍ʒ/ ]
VERB
  1. decorate with or as if with a surrounding fringe
    fur fringed the hem of the dress
  2. adorn with a fringe
    The weaver fringed the scarf
NOUN
  1. one of the light or dark bands produced by the interference and diffraction of light
  2. a social group holding marginal or extreme views
    members of the fringe believe we should be armed with guns at all times
  3. a part of the city far removed from the center
    they built a factory on the outskirts of the city
  4. an ornamental border consisting of short lengths of hanging threads or tassels
  5. the outside boundary or surface of something
  6. a border of hair that is cut short and hangs across the forehead
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How To Use fringe In A Sentence

  • A few plum accents can bring in a note of elegance to any room; try a throw pillow or two, or a plum lampshade with a fringe?
  • Other than the wacko fringes of both parties, they have succeeded in merging into one. Your Right Hand Thief
  • United Brands produced bananas, and was accused of a variety of abusive practices which were said to infringe Article 86.
  • I've seen leadership schools set out on the fringes, including one in an outpost of Jerusalem that teaches would-be messiahs to lead in the coming apocalypse.
  • Wet meadows between rock outcrops include grasses, sedges, mosses, pitcher plant Saracenia purpurea, sundew Drosera sp. and purple fringed orchid Habenaria psycodes. Gros Morne National Park, Canada
  • I instantly grew a floppy fringe, bought a combat jacket and started shuffling.
  • Like other police forces, Wiltshire constabulary is not setting up a special squad or unit to deal with possible hunting law infringements.
  • Federal law allows plaintiffs to collect up to $ 100, 000 per infringement.
  • What is the etiquette when the eyes in question are big, and brown, and fringed with generous dark lashes?
  • Benedict, put simply, is living out what he spoke of in Deus Caritas Est, which is true charity: Can we simply exclude them, as representatives of a radical fringe, from our pursuit of reconciliation and unity? Ecumenism
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