# fringed

Pronunciation: say "FRINJD" /fɹɪnd͡ʒd/

## Adjective

1. Having a fringe along an edge.
   - Simple: Having a fringe, a row of loose hanging threads or strips along the edge.
   - _Fringed velvet curtains framed the stage of the old theater._
   - _The dancers' fringed skirts swirled and shook with every turn._

## Verb

2. Past tense and past participle of fringe. — simple past and past participle of fringe
   - Simple: Past tense and past participle of fringe. Used for the past, or after have or was.
   - _Palm trees fringed the beach, and the water beyond them was perfectly still._
   - _The tablecloth had been fringed by hand with silk thread._

## Origin

From Middle English frenged, equivalent to fringe + -ed.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/fringed (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).