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fringe

(frĭnj)
n.
1. A decorative border or edging of hanging threads, cords, or strips, often attached to a separate band.
2. Something that resembles such a border or edging.
3. A marginal, peripheral, or secondary part: "They like to hang out on the geographical fringes, the seedy outposts" (James Atlas).
4. Those members of a group or political party holding extreme views: the lunatic fringe.
5. Any of the light or dark bands produced by the diffraction or interference of light.
6. A fringe benefit.
tr.v. fringed, fring·ing, fring·es
1. To decorate with or as if with a fringe: The weaver fringed the edge of the scarf.
2. To serve as a fringe to: Ferns fringed the pool.
[Middle English frenge, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *frimbia, alteration of Late Latin fimbria; see fimbria.]
fring′y adj.
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fringe

(frɪndʒ)
n
1. (Clothing & Fashion) 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. (Hairdressing & Grooming) chiefly Brit a section of the front hair cut short over the forehead
5. an ornamental border or margin
6. (General Physics) physics any of the light and dark or coloured bands produced by diffraction or interference of light
vb (tr)
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]
ˈfringeless adj
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fringe

(frɪndʒ)

n., v. fringed, fring•ing. n.
1. a decorative border of threads, cords, or the like, usu. hanging loosely from a raveled edge or separate strip.
2. anything resembling or suggesting this; border; rim: a fringe of grass.
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 political party.
5. Optics. one of the alternate light and dark bands produced by diffraction or interference.
v.t.
7. to furnish with or as if with a fringe.
8. to serve as a fringe for, or to be arranged so as to suggest a fringe: armed guards fringing the building.
[1325–75; Middle English frenge < Old French « Latin fimbriae fringe]
fringe′less, adj.
fringe′like`, adj.
fring′y, adj.
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fringe


Past participle: fringed
Gerund: fringing

Imperative
fringe
fringe
Present
I fringe
you fringe
he/she/it fringes
we fringe
you fringe
they fringe
Preterite
I fringed
you fringed
he/she/it fringed
we fringed
you fringed
they fringed
Present Continuous
I am fringing
you are fringing
he/she/it is fringing
we are fringing
you are fringing
they are fringing
Present Perfect
I have fringed
you have fringed
he/she/it has fringed
we have fringed
you have fringed
they have fringed
Past Continuous
I was fringing
you were fringing
he/she/it was fringing
we were fringing
you were fringing
they were fringing
Past Perfect
I had fringed
you had fringed
he/she/it had fringed
we had fringed
you had fringed
they had fringed
Future
I will fringe
you will fringe
he/she/it will fringe
we will fringe
you will fringe
they will fringe
Future Perfect
I will have fringed
you will have fringed
he/she/it will have fringed
we will have fringed
you will have fringed
they will have fringed
Future Continuous
I will be fringing
you will be fringing
he/she/it will be fringing
we will be fringing
you will be fringing
they will be fringing
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been fringing
you have been fringing
he/she/it has been fringing
we have been fringing
you have been fringing
they have been fringing
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been fringing
you will have been fringing
he/she/it will have been fringing
we will have been fringing
you will have been fringing
they will have been fringing
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been fringing
you had been fringing
he/she/it had been fringing
we had been fringing
you had been fringing
they had been fringing
Conditional
I would fringe
you would fringe
he/she/it would fringe
we would fringe
you would fringe
they would fringe
Past Conditional
I would have fringed
you would have fringed
he/she/it would have fringed
we would have fringed
you would have fringed
they would have fringed
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fringe

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. [画像:fringe - the outside boundary or surface of something]fringe - the outside boundary or surface of something
bound, boundary, edge - a line determining the limits of an area
2. [画像:fringe - a part of the city far removed from the center]fringe - a part of the city far removed from the center; "they built a factory on the outskirts of the city"
city district - a district of a town or city
suburb, suburban area, suburbia - a residential district located on the outskirts of a city
3. fringe - one of the light or dark bands produced by the interference and diffraction of light
optical phenomenon - a physical phenomenon related to or involving light
4. fringe - a social group holding marginal or extreme views; "members of the fringe believe we should be armed with guns at all times"
social group - people sharing some social relation
5. [画像:fringe - a border of hair that is cut short and hangs across the forehead]fringe - a border of hair that is cut short and hangs across the forehead
coif, coiffure, hair style, hairdo, hairstyle - the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair)
6. fringe - an ornamental border consisting of short lengths of hanging threads or tassels
edging - border consisting of anything placed on the edge to finish something (such as a fringe on clothing or on a rug)
Verb 1. fringe - adorn with a fringe; "The weaver fringed the scarf"
handicraft - a craft that requires skillful hands
adorn, decorate, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify - make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.; "Decorate the room for the party"; "beautify yourself for the special day"
2. fringe - decorate with or as if with a surrounding fringe; "fur fringed the hem of the dress"
border, environ, surround, skirt, ring - extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle; "The forest surrounds my property"
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fringe

noun
1. border, edging, edge, binding, trimming, hem, frill, tassel, flounce The jacket had leather fringes.
2. edge, limits, border, margin, march, marches, outskirts, perimeter, periphery, borderline They lived together on the fringe of the campus.
adjective
1. unofficial, alternative, radical, innovative, avant-garde, unconventional, unorthodox numerous fringe meetings held during the conference
verb
1. border, edge, surround, bound, skirt, trim, enclose, flank Swampy islands of vegetation fringe the coastline.
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fringe

noun
1. A fairly narrow line or space forming a boundary:
Chiefly Military: perimeter.
2. The periphery of a city or town:
edge, environs, outskirt (often used in plural), skirt (used in plural), suburb (used in plural).
verb
To put or form a border on:
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Translations
تَسْريحَة شَعْرحاشِيَه، هُدّابحافَّه، طَرَفقُصَّة يُحيط، يَحُدُّ
ofinaokrajtřásnělemovat
pandehårperiferiudkantfrynseomkranse
otsatukka
šiške
frufrurojt
ennistoppur, toppurjaîarkögurliggja meîfram
切下げ前髪
가장자리
kirpčiukaikutaispurgai
‘ponijs’, īsi apgriezti mati uz pieresapjoztapmalotbārkstismala
ofina
frufruobrobje
lugg
ผมหน้าม้า
kakül kenar kenar oluşturmakperçem püskül
tóc mái

fringe

[frɪndʒ]
A. N
1. [of shawl, rug] → (ribete m de) flecos mpl
2. (Brit) [of hair] → flequillo m
3. (also fringes) [of forest] → linde m or f, lindero m; [of city] → periferia f
on the fringes of the lake → en los bordes del lago
to live on the fringe of society → vivir al margen de la sociedad
4. (= group of people) → elementos mpl marginales
B. CPD fringe benefits NPL → suplementos mpl, ventajas fpl adicionales
fringe group N → grupo m marginal
fringe meeting N → reunión f paralela
fringe organization N → organización f marginal or no oficial
fringe theatre N (Brit) → teatro m experimental
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

fringe

[ˈfrɪndʒ] n
[hair] → frange f
She's got a fringe → Elle a une frange.
[curtain, lampshade] → frange f
(= edge) [forest] → bordure f
on the fringes of the city → dans la banlieue de la ville
(= margin) on the fringe of sth [milieu, activity] → en marge de qchfringe benefits npl [employment] → avantages mpl divers
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

fringe

n
(on shawl) → Fransenkante f, → Fransen pl
(Brit: = hair) → Pony m
(fig: = periphery) → Rand m; on the fringe of the forest → am Waldrand ; to live on the fringe(s) of society → am Rande der Gesellschaft leben ; the fringes of a city → die Randbezirke pl → einer Stadt
(Pol etc) → Alternativszene f; the Fringe (in Edinburgh) alternatives Theaterfestival ? lunatic fringe
vt → mit Fransen versehen

fringe

:
fringe area
n (lit, fig) → Randgebiet nt
fringe benefits

fringe

:
fringe event
n → Randveranstaltung f
fringe group
n → Randgruppe f
fringe theatre, (US) fringe theater
n → Experimentiertheater nt, → avantgardistisches Theater
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fringe

[frɪndʒ]
1. n
a. (on shawl, rug) → frangia (Brit) (of hair) → frangia, frangetta
b. fringes npl (of forest) → margine m; (of city) → periferia
on the fringe(s) of society → ai margini della società
2. vt (shawl) → frangiare
a road fringed with trees → una strada fiancheggiata da alberi
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

fringe

(frindʒ) noun
1. a border of loose threads on a carpet, shawl etc. Her red shawl has a black fringe. fraiing حاشِيَه، هُدّاب пискюл franja třásně die Franse frynse κρόσσι fleco, franja narmad حاشیه تزئینی؛ ریشه hapsumainen reunus frange גדיל किनारा resa rojt tepi yang berumbai-rumbai kögur frangia へり 술, 술 장식 kutai, spurgai bārkstis bahagian tepi yang berumbai-rumbai franje frynse frędzle حاشيه، چرمه، سجاف، پيكى franja tiv бахрома strapce rese rese frans[ar] ชายครุย püskül 緣飾,鬚邊 бахрома, торочки جھالر، حاشیہ diềm có tua để trang trí quần áo, thảm...có dây thòng lọng để treo 缘饰,须边
2. hair cut to hang over the forehead. You should have your fringe cut before it covers your eyes. kuif تَسْريحَة شَعْر бретон franja ofina der Pony pandehår φράντζα flequillo (otsmiku)tukk چتری otsatukka frange פוני बालों की लट šiške, podrezana kosa na celu frufru poni ennistoppur, (hár)toppur frangetta 前髪 드리운 앞머리 kirpčiukai ‘ponijs', īsi apgriezti mati uz pieres rambut depan pony pannelugg/-hår grzywka پيكى franja margine чёлка ofina frufru šiške lugg ผมหน้าม้า perçem (頭髮)瀏海 чубчик ماتھے پر بالوں کا طرّہ tóc cắt ngang trán (头发)前刘海
3. the outer area; the edge; the part farthest from the main part or centre of something. on the fringe of the city. buitekant حافَّه، طَرَف край orla okraj der aüßerste Rand udkant; periferi παρυφή, άκρη, περιθώριο borde äär, serv حاشیه reuna bordure שׁוּלַיִים फुंदना rub perem pinggiran jaðar(svæði) orlo, margine 周辺 가장자리 kraštas, pakraštys mala; nomale pinggiran rand utkant, rand peryferie حاشيه orla margine край okraj obrobje rub utkant[er] ขอบนอก kenar 邊緣 окраїна بیرونی علاقہ، مرکز سے دور دراز ven rìa; mép 边缘
verb
to make or be a border around. Trees fringed the pond. omrand يُحيط، يَحُدُّ ограждам orlar lemovat umsäumen omkranse πλαισιώνω bordear, circundar ääristama بصورت حاشیه قرار گرفتن reunustaa border לִהיוֹת תָחוּם, לִתחוֹם किनारा लगाना obrubiti szegélyez membatasi liggja meðfram (e-u) contornare 縁どる 테를 두르다, 가장자리를 장식하다 (ap)supti apmalot; apjozt membatasi omzomen omkranse, ligge langs randen/kanten okalać په حاشيي يا كونج كي قرار نيول orlar a înconjura окаймлять obrubovať stati ob robu oivičiti kanta ล้อมให้เกิดขอบเขต kenar oluşturmak 成為...的緣飾 облямовувати بیرونی حد بندی đính tua vào 成为...的缘饰
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fringe

→ قُصَّة ofina pandehår Pony φράντζα flequillo otsatukka frange šiške frangia 切下げ前髪 가장자리 pony pannelugg grzywka franja челка lugg ผมหน้าม้า kakül tóc mái 边缘
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Dainty sandals encased her feet, while a wimple of violet silk bordered in gold fringe, lay becomingly over her head and shoulders.
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Finally Governor Belcher gave the chair a cushion of blue damask, with a rich golden fringe.
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