fringe

🇺🇸 /frɪndʒ/ 🇬🇧 /frɪndʒ/
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noun
R

Hair cut to hang over the forehead

She brushed her fringe out of her eyes.

R

Decorative hanging threads on the edge of something

The tablecloth had a colorful fringe along the edges.

R

A narrow strip along the edge of something

A fringe of trees lined the riverbank.

R

The outer part of an area or group

They lived on the fringe of the city.

R

Activities or people not in the main group

The festival fringe included many small performances.

verb
R

To border or edge something

Trees fringe the lake's shore.

translation

n. Hair cut to hang over the forehead; Decorative hanging threads on the edge of something; A narrow strip along the edge of something; The outer part of an area or group; Activities or people not in the main group
v. To border or edge something

Word Forms

Plural fringes
Progressive fringing
Past fringed
Perfect fringed
3rd Present fringes