fringe

Pluralfringes

Formsfringes, fringing, fringed

1. 1
   decorative bordernouncountable

   A border added to the edge of something to make it look nice.

   Her scarf has a red fringe along both ends.

   The lampshade was trimmed with gold fringe.

   Similaredging, border, trim

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2. 2
   extreme membersnouncountablebefore a noun

   The people in a political party or group whose views are extreme or unusual.

   Only the fringe of the party supported the wild plan.

   Most party members do not share the strange ideas of the fringe.

   Oppositemainstream

3. 3
   hair over foreheadnounUKcountable

   Hair that hangs over your forehead, especially when it is cut straight across.

   I'm growing out my fringe because it keeps getting in my eyes.

   Mum trimmed my fringe in the kitchen before school.

   Similarbangs

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4. 4
   not mainstreamadjective

   Outside the main, popular way of thinking or doing things.

   His music was too fringe for the radio stations.

   She reads fringe science blogs late at night.

   Similarmarginal, alternative, peripheral

   Oppositemainstream, conventional

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5. 5
   outer partnounfigurativelycountable

   The outer edge or least important part of something.

   The quiet boy stayed on the fringes of the group at the party.

   He was only ever on the fringe of the family business.

   Similaredge, periphery

   Oppositecenter, core

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6. 6
   nouncountable

   The outer edge of an area, especially of a town or city.

   They bought a small house on the fringe of the city.

   Farms still cover the fringes of the town.

   Similaroutskirts

   Oppositecenter

7. 7
   line the edgeverbtransitive

   To be the edge or border around something.

   Tall trees fringe the lake on every side.

   Long lashes fringed her dark eyes.

   Similarline, border, edge, ring

8. 8
   decorate edgesverbtransitive

   To add a fringe to something as decoration.

   Grandma will fringe the edges of the blanket with blue wool.

   The tablecloth was fringed with white tassels.

   Similartrim, edge, border

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9. 9
   narrow edgingnouncountable

   A line of something that forms an edge or border.

   A fringe of tall grass grew along the path.

   The pond had a fringe of reeds all around it.

   Similarborder, edge, rim, band

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    outsider groupnouncountable

    A small group of people at the edge of a larger group or community.

    A fringe of older students always sat apart at lunch.

    The artistic fringe of the town met at the coffee shop every Friday.

    Oppositemainstream

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