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   fringe

   /frɪn(d)ʒ/

   noun

   • 1. the border or outer edges of an area or group: "the southern fringes of the city"
   • ▪ the unconventional, extreme, or marginal part of a group or sphere of activity: "the lunatic fringe of American political life"
   • ▪ a secondary festival on the periphery of the Edinburgh Festival: "she became noted for her work on the Fringe"
   • 2. a decorative border of hanging threads left loose or formed into tassels or twists, used to edge clothing or material: "the beaded fringe of her dress" Similar edgingedgeborderhemtrimmingfrillflounceruffletasselsarchaic:purfle
   • 3. the front part of a person's hair cut so as to hang over the forehead: British "she smiled as she pushed her fringe back out of her eyes"
   • ▪ a natural border or edging of hair or fibres in an animal or plant: "a long fringe of hair on the tail"
   • 4. a band of contrasting brightness or darkness produced by diffraction or interference of light.
   • ▪ a strip of false colour in an optical image.
   • 5. short for fringe benefit North American

   adjective

   • 1. not part of the mainstream; unconventional, peripheral, or extreme: "fringe theatre"

   verb

   • 1. decorate (clothing or material) with a fringe: "a rich robe of gold, fringed with black velvet" Similar trimhemedgeborderrimbindbraidtasseldecorateadornornamentembellishfinisharchaic:purflerare:befringebefrill
   • ▪ form a border along or around (something): "the sea is fringed by palm trees" Similar borderedgeboundskirtlinehemflankvergesurroundencloseencirclecircleencompassringcircumscribeliterary:girdgirdleengirdrare:compassenviron
   • ▪ form a natural border or edging of hair or fibres on (part of an animal or plant): "each of the legs on its first six body segments were fringed with fine hairlike structures"

   Word Origin Middle English (in fringe (sense 2 of the noun)): from Old French frenge, based on late Latin fimbria, earlier a plural noun meaning ‘fibres, shreds’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. fringeless adjective
   • 2. fringy adjective

   Scrabble Points: 10

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishFRINGE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   FRINGE definition: 1. the outer part of an area: 2. a part of a group that is not very powerful, or is more extreme….

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4. dictionary.cambridge.org › zht › 詞典FRINGE中文(繁體)翻譯：劍橋詞典 - Cambridge Dictionary

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   fringe翻譯：邊緣, （地區或群體的）邊緣，周邊；（活動的）次要部分, 裝飾, （衣服等邊緣的）穗子，緣飾，流蘇, 頭髮, 瀏海 ...

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › thesaurus › fringeFRINGE - 23 Synonyms and Antonyms - Cambridge English

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6. dictionary.cambridge.org › vi › dictionaryFRINGE | Định nghĩa trong Từ điển tiếng Anh Cambridge

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   FRINGE ý nghĩa, định nghĩa, FRINGE là gì: 1. the outer part of an area: 2. a part of a group that is not very powerful, or is more extreme….

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › ja › dictionaryFRINGE | 意味, Cambridge 英語辞書での定義

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   FRINGE 意味, 定義, FRINGE は何か: 1. the outer part of an area: 2. a part of a group that is not very powerful, or is more extreme….

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › english-dutchFRINGE | translate English to Dutch - Cambridge Dictionary

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   FRINGE - translate into Dutch with the English-Dutch Dictionary - Cambridge Dictionary

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishFRINGE BENEFIT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   FRINGE BENEFIT definition: 1. something that you get for working, in addition to your pay, that is not in the form of money….

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › es › diccionarioFRINGE | traducir al español - Cambridge Dictionary

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    traducir FRINGE: flecos, flequillo, margen [masculine], periferia [feminine], borde [masculine], fleco [masculine….

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › de › worterbuchFRINGE | Bedeutung im Cambridge Englisch Wörterbuch

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    FRINGE Bedeutung, Definition FRINGE: 1. the outer part of an area: 2. a part of a group that is not very powerful, or is more extreme….

12. dictionary.cambridge.org › it › dizionarioFRINGE | definizione, significato - che cosa è FRINGE nel...

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    FRINGE - definizione, significato, pronuncia audio, sinonimi e più ancora. Che cosa è FRINGE? 1. the outer part of an area: 2. a part of a group that is not very powerful, or is more extreme…: