Fringe
WordNet
noun
(1) Edging consisting of hanging threads or tassels
(2) A social group holding marginal or extreme views
"Members of the fringe believe we should be armed with guns at all times"
(3) A part of the city far removed from the center
"They built a factory on the outskirts of the city"
(4) The outside boundary or surface of something
verb
(5) Decorate with or as if with a surrounding fringe
"Fur fringed the hem of the dress"
(6) Adorn with a fringe
"The weaver fringed the scarf"
WiktionaryText
Etymology
From , from , from *frimbia, metathesis of (plural). (Cognates include the German and the Danish .)
Noun
- A decorative border.
- A marginal or peripheral part.
- Those members of a political party, or any social group, holding unorthodox views.
- The periphery of a town or city.
- That part of the hair that hangs down over the eyes (US bangs).
- A light or dark band formed by the diffraction of light.
- Interference fringe.
- (The Fringe) non-mainstream theatre.
Verb
- To decorate with fringe.
- To serve as a fringe.