English Dictionary
Definition of “fringe”
fringe (frɪndʒ
)
Definitions
noun
- an edging consisting of hanging threads, tassels, etc
- an outer edge; periphery
- ((as modifier) ⇒
fringe dwellers
a fringe area
- (modifier) unofficial; not conventional in form ⇒
fringe theatre
- mainly British a section of the front hair cut short over the forehead
- an ornamental border or margin
- physics any of the light and dark or coloured bands produced by diffraction or interference of light
verb (tr)
- to adorn or fit with a fringe or fringes
- to be a fringe for ⇒
fur fringes the satin
Alternative Forms
ˈfringeless adjective Word Origin
C14: from Old French frenge , ultimately from Latin fimbria fringe, border; see fimbria
Synonyms
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edge,
limits,
border,
margin,
march,
marches,
outskirts,
perimeter,
periphery,
borderline,
Translations
- British English:
fringe
A fringe is hair which is cut so that it hangs over your forehead.frɪndʒ NOUN
- Spanish:
flequillo
nm
- French:
frange
nf
- German:
Pony
nm
- Chinese: 边缘 n
- Arabic: قُصَّة n
- Portuguese: franja nf
- Russian: челка nf
- Croatian: šiške npl
- Czech: ofina nf
- Danish: frynse nutr
- Dutch: franje n
- Finnish: otsatukka n
- Greek: φράντζα nf
- Italian: frangia nf
- Japanese: 切下げ前髪 n
- Korean: 가장자리 n
- Norwegian: pannelugg nm
- Polish: grzywka nf
- Brazilian Portuguese: franja nf
- European Spanish:
flequillo
nm
- Swedish: lugg nutr
- Thai: ชาย n
- Turkish: kahkül n
- Vietnamese: rèm n
Usage examples
She gets her hair cut by my friend Marco, just you wait till next time she wants her fringe trimmed.
Cathy Kelly, JUST BETWEEN US (2002)Metabolic theories continued to attract a following in the shadowy area of alternative and fringe therapies, particularly in the USA.
Spiked (2002)They will get exactly what they deserve: a fringe , extremist party of self-interested egomaniacs.
Globe and Mail (2003)Neither Gabriel Batistuta or Hernan Crespo are in the squad for a match Bielsa will use to assess fringe players.
Glasgow Herald (2002)Krueger, R. R. 1982. The struggle to preserve specialty crop land in the rural-urban fringe of the Niagara Peninsula of Ontario.
Cloke, Paul J (ed), Rural Land-Use Planning in Developed Nations (1989)
