often attributive
1
: an ornamental border consisting of short straight or twisted threads or strips hanging from cut or raveled edges or from a separate band
a lampshade with a fringe
2
b
chiefly British
: bang entry 4
wears her hair in a fringe
c
: one of various light or dark bands produced by the interference or diffraction of light
d
: an area bordering a putting green on a golf course with grass trimmed longer than on the green itself
3
a
: something that is marginal, additional, or secondary to some activity, process, or subject
a fringe sport
b
: a group with marginal or extremist views
the politically conservative fringe
c
fringed; fringing
ˈfrin-jiŋ 
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Examples of fringe in a Sentence
Noun
a lampshade with a fringe
a fringe of moss around the tree
a party on the political fringe
Verb
A jungle fringed the shore.
the orchestral pit fringed the edge of the stage
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Kara Nesvig, Allure, 4 Nov. 2024
Bella Hadid leaves a meeting wearing a Valentino Garavani suede shoulder bag with fringe in midtown Manhattan on November 2, 2024.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 4 Nov. 2024
Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 26 Oct. 2024
Gap campaign star Tyla made a strong case for neon yellow and fringe with her Area dress, which was just presented at New York Fashion Week.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 12 Sep. 2024
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Noun
Though Hepburn's fringe usually hit just above her brows, Delevingne's was suuuuper short, leaving several inches of skin visible between the bangs and her signature brows.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 4 Nov. 2024
Bella Hadid leaves a meeting wearing a Valentino Garavani suede shoulder bag with fringe in midtown Manhattan on November 2, 2024.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 4 Nov. 2024
Verb
Tucked at the base of a ridge of ragged, jagged bare rock and fringed by cattails, Ayer Lake is home for the endangered desert pupfish and the Gila topminnow.
—Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 26 Oct. 2024
Gap campaign star Tyla made a strong case for neon yellow and fringe with her Area dress, which was just presented at New York Fashion Week.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 12 Sep. 2024
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“Fringe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fringe. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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fringe
1 of 2 noun1
: an ornamental border consisting of hanging threads or strips
2
: something suggesting a fringe
lived on the fringe of the forest
fringe
2 of 2 verb
fringed; fringing
1
: to provide or decorate with a fringe
fringed a buckskin jacket
2
: to serve as a fringe for : border
a jungle fringed the shore
Medical Definition
fringe
nounoften attributive
: one of various light or dark bands produced by the interference or diffraction of light
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