fringe

[frinj] noun, verb, fringed, fring·ing.
noun
1.
a decorative border of thread, cord, or the like, usually hanging loosely from a raveled edge or separate strip.
2.
anything resembling or suggesting this: a fringe of grass around a swimming pool.
3.
an outer edge; margin; periphery: on the fringe of the art world.
4.
something regarded as peripheral, marginal, secondary, or extreme in relation to something else: the lunatic fringe of a strong political party.
5.
Optics. one of the alternate light and dark bands produced by diffraction or interference.
6.
fringe benefit.
verb (used with object)
7.
to furnish with or as if with a fringe.
8.
to serve as a fringe for, or to be arranged around or along so as to suggest a fringe: armed guards fringing the building.
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Origin:
1325–75; Middle English frenge < Old French (French frange) < Vulgar Latin *frimbia, metathetic variant of Late Latin fimbria, Latin fimbriae fringe

Related forms
fringe·less, adjective
fringe·like, adjective
fring·y, adjective
un·der·fringe, noun
un·fringe, verb (used with object), un·fringed, un·fring·ing.

Synonyms
2. edge, border, skirt, rim.
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fringe (frɪndʒ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—n
1.  an edging consisting of hanging threads, tassels, etc
2.  a.  an outer edge; periphery
 b.  (as modifier): fringe dwellers; a fringe area
3.  (modifier) unofficial; not conventional in form: fringe theatre
4.  chiefly (Brit) a section of the front hair cut short over the forehead
5.  an ornamental border or margin
6.  physics any of the light and dark or coloured bands produced by diffraction or interference of light
 
—vb
7.  to adorn or fit with a fringe or fringes
8.  to be a fringe for: fur fringes the satin
 
[C14: from Old French frenge, ultimately from Latin fimbria fringe, border; see fimbria]
 
'fringeless
 
—adj

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fringe
mid-14c., from O.Fr. frenge (1316), from V.L. *frimbia, metathesis of L. fimbriæ (pl.) ibers, threads, fringe," of uncertain origin. Figurative sense of "outer edge, margin," is first recorded 1894. As a verb, from late 15c. Related: Fringed; fringes. Fringe benefits is recorded from 1952.
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FRINGE definition


C. Katz, GE, 1961. Subcomponent of GE-255 GECOM system. Sorting and merging of data, reports and file maintenance.

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © Denis Howe 2010 http://foldoc.org
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Example sentences
Fringe benefits are nearly the polar opposite of sucking.
Her outer life on the fringe of the government elite was secure enough.
It might be alluring, but a rare flower hat jelly's lilac-tipped fringe can
  deliver a painful sting.
But the crowd at the fringe meeting on welfare was evidence of more than the
  peculiarities of conference-goers.
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