Definition of fringe Fringe
/fɹɪˈnʤ/ - [frinj] - fringe
We found 27 definitions of fringe from 7 different sources.
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British English
fringe - /fɹˈɪndʒ/
American English
bangs - /bæˈŋz/
What does fringe mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: fringes |
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| fringe - an ornamental border consisting of short lengths of hanging threads or tassels | ||
| edging border consisting of anything placed on the edge to finish something (such as a fringe on clothing or on a rug) | ||
| fringe - a social group holding marginal or extreme views; "members of the fringe believe we should be armed with guns at all times" | ||
| fringe - one of the light or dark bands produced by the interference and diffraction of light | ||
| interference fringe | ||
| fringe - the outside boundary or surface of something | ||
| periphery, outer boundary | ||
| boundary, bound, edge the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something | ||
| fringe - a part of the city far removed from the center; "they built a factory on the outskirts of the city" | ||
| outskirt | ||
| city district a district of a town or city | ||
| fringe - a border of hair that is cut short and hangs across the forehead | ||
| bang | ||
Verb |
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| fringe - adorn with a fringe; "The weaver fringed the scarf" | ||
| grace, ornament, adorn, beautify, decorate, embellish be an ornament to; "stars ornamented the Christmas tree" | ||
| handicraft a craft that requires skillful hands | ||
| fringe - decorate with or as if with a surrounding fringe; "fur fringed the hem of the dress" | ||
| environ, skirt, surround, border, ring pass around or about; move along the border; "The boat skirted the coast" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- fringe (Noun)
A decorative border. - fringe (Noun)
A marginal or peripheral part. - fringe (Noun)
Those members of a political party, or any social group, holding unorthodox views. - fringe (Noun)
The periphery of a town or city. - fringe (Noun)
That part of the hair that hangs down above the eyes; bangs. - fringe (Noun)
A light or dark band formed by the diffraction of light. - fringe (Noun)
Non- mainstream theatre. - fringe (Verb)
To decorate with fringe. - fringe (Verb)
To serve as a fringe. - fringe (Adjective)
Outside the mainstream.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- fringe (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. - fringe (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. - fringe (n.)
One of a number of light or dark bands, produced by the interference of light; a diffraction band; -- called also interference fringe. - fringe (n.)
The peristome or fringelike appendage of the capsules of most mosses. See Peristome. - fringe (v. t.)
To adorn the edge of with a fringe or as with a fringe.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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fringe
A decorative border.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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fringe
frinj, n. loose threads forming an ornamental border: anything like a fringe, even a girl's hair cut in front and falling over the brow: the extremity.—v.t. to adorn with fringe: to border.—adjs. Fringed; Fringe′less; Fring′ent, fringing.—n. Fringe′-tree, in the United States, a large shrub with very numerous snow-white flowers in panicled racemes.—adj. Fring′y, ornamented with fringes. [O. Fr. frenge—L. fimbria, threads, fibres, akin to fibra, a fibre.]
Electrical DictionaryThe Standard Electrical Dictionary 💡
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fringe
The outlying edge of a magnetic field.
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