fringe
noun
[ frɪn(d)ʒ ]
• the border or outer edges of an area or group.
• "the southern fringes of the city"
Similar:
perimeter,
periphery,
border,
borderline,
margin,
rim,
outer edge,
edge,
extremity,
limit,
outer limits,
limits,
borders,
bounds,
outskirts,
marches,
marge,
bourn,
skirt,
ambit,
• 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:
edging,
edge,
border,
hem,
trimming,
frill,
flounce,
ruffle,
tassels,
purfle,
• the front part of a person's hair cut so as to hang over the forehead.
• "she smiled as she pushed her fringe back out of her eyes"
• a band of contrasting brightness or darkness produced by diffraction or interference of light.
• short for fringe benefit.
• "we offer the highest salary and fringes in the country"
fringe
adjective
• not part of the mainstream; unconventional, peripheral, or extreme.
• "fringe theatre"
Similar:
unconventional,
unorthodox,
offbeat,
alternative,
avant-garde,
experimental,
innovative,
innovatory,
radical,
extreme,
peripheral,
unofficial,
left-field,
off Broadway,
way out,
fringe
verb
• decorate (clothing or material) with a fringe.
• "a rich robe of gold, fringed with black velvet"
Similar:
trim,
hem,
edge,
border,
rim,
bind,
braid,
tassel,
decorate,
adorn,
ornament,
embellish,
finish,
purfle,
befringe,
befrill,
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’.
