fringe

English

/fɹɪndʒ/

noun
Definitions
  • A decorative border.
  • 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.
  • (UK) : hair hanging over the forehead, especially a hairstyle where it is cut straight across.
  • (physics) A light or dark band formed by the diffraction of light.
  • Non-mainstream theatre.
  • (botany) The peristome or fringe-like appendage of the capsules of most mosses.
  • (golf) The area around the green
  • (AU)
  • (television) A daypart that precedes or follows prime time.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English frenge borrowed from Old French frenge derived from Latin *frimbia, fimbriae (fibers, fringe, threads).

Origin

Latin

fimbriae

Gloss

fibers, fringe, threads

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