fringes
noun
- 1
Hair hanging over the forehead.
- 2
A hairstyle including such hair, especially cut straight across the forehead.
noun
- 1
Brucellosis, a bacterial disease.
noun
- 1
A decorative border.
“the fringe of a picture”
- 2
A marginal or peripheral part.
- 3
Those members of a political party, or any social group, holding unorthodox views.
- 4
The periphery of a town or city.
“He lives in the fringe of London.”
- 5
A light or dark band formed by the diffraction of light.
“interference fringe”
- 6
Non-mainstream theatre.
“The Fringe; Edinburgh Fringe; Adelaide Fringe”
- 7
The peristome or fringe-like appendage of the capsules of most mosses.
- 8
The area around the green
- 9
Used attributively with reference to Aboriginal people living on the edge of towns etc.
- 10
A daypart that precedes or follows prime time.
Synonyms
verb
- 1
To decorate with fringe.
- 2
To serve as a fringe.
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