fringe
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural fringes
plural fringes
Britannica Dictionary definition of FRINGE
1
[count] : a border made of hanging threads used to decorate the edge of something (such as clothing, rugs, and curtains)
- a lampshade with a fringe
2
[count] : a narrow area along the edge of something — often plural
- a fringe of moss around the tree
- Scientists were measuring temperatures at the outer fringes of the atmosphere.
3
[singular] : an area of activity that is related to but not part of whatever is central or most widely accepted : a group of people with extreme views or unpopular opinions — often used before another noun — see also lunatic fringe
- a party on the political fringe
- the conservative/liberal fringe
- a fringe topic
- published in a fringe journal
- fringe theater
- the fringe element
- fringe activists
4
[count] British : the front section of hair cut short and worn over the forehead : bangs — usually singular
- She wears her hair in a fringe.
on the fringe(s)
: on the outer edge of something — often used figuratively
- They lived on the fringe of the forest.
- He has been working for years on the fringes of the entertainment industry.
2 fringe /ˈfrɪnʤ/ verb
fringes; fringed; fringing
2 fringe
/ˈfrɪnʤ/
verb
fringes; fringed; fringing
Britannica Dictionary definition of FRINGE
[+ object]
1
: to decorate (something) with a fringe
- a fringed leather vest
2
: to go along or around (something)
- A jungle fringed the shore.
