Found 3 items, similar to Fringe.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: fringe
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English → English (WordNet)
Definition: fringe
fringe
v 1: adorn with a fringe;
“The weaver fringed the scarf”
2: decorate with or as if with a surrounding fringe;
“fur
fringed the hem of the dress”
fringe
n 1: the outside boundary or surface of something [syn:
periphery,
outer boundary]
2: a part of the city far removed from the center;
“they built
a factory on the outskirts of the city” [syn:
outskirt]
3: a social group holding marginal or extreme views;
“members
of the fringe believe we should be armed with guns at all
times”
4: edging consisting of hanging threads or tassels
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Fringe
Fringe
\Fringe\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Fringed (fr[i^]njd); p.
pr. & vb. n.
Fringing.]
To adorn the edge of with a fringe or as with a fringe.
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Precipices fringed with grass. -- Bryant.
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Fringing reef. See
Coral reefs, under
Coral.
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Fringe
\Fringe\ (fr[i^]nj), n. [OF, fringe, F. frange, prob. fr.
L. fimbria fiber, thread, fringe, cf. fibra fiber, E. fiber,
fimbriate.]
1. An ornamental appendage to the border of a piece of stuff,
originally consisting of the ends of the warp, projecting
beyond the woven fabric; but more commonly made separate
and sewed on, consisting sometimes of projecting ends,
twisted or plaited together, and sometimes of loose
threads of wool, silk, or linen, or narrow strips of
leather, or the like.
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2. Something resembling in any respect a fringe; a line of
objects along a border or edge; a border; an edging; a
margin; a confine.
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The confines of grace and the fringes of repentance.
--Jer. Taylor.
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3. (Opt.) One of a number of light or dark bands, produced by
the interference of light; a diffraction band; -- called
also
interference fringe.
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4. (Bot.) The peristome or fringelike appendage of the
capsules of most mosses. See
Peristome.
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