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fringe

/fɹɪndʒ/
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noun

  • Hair hanging over the forehead.
  • A hairstyle including such hair, especially cut straight across the forehead.

noun

  • Brucellosis, a bacterial disease.

noun

  • A decorative border.

    "the fringe of a picture"

  • 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.

    "He lives in the fringe of London."

  • A light or dark band formed by the diffraction of light.

    "interference fringe"

  • Non-mainstream theatre.

    "The Fringe; Edinburgh Fringe; Adelaide Fringe"

  • The peristome or fringe-like appendage of the capsules of most mosses.
  • The area around the green
  • Used attributively with reference to Aboriginal people living on the edge of towns etc.
  • A daypart that precedes or follows prime time.

verb

  • To decorate with fringe.
  • To serve as a fringe.

adjective

  • Outside the mainstream.

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