fringing
noun
[ ˈfrɪn(d)ʒɪŋ ]
• material used to make a fringe.
• "even the simplest tablecloth is elegant if edged with fringing"
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’.
