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    fringing
    /ˈfrɪn(d)ʒɪŋ/

    noun

    • 1. material used to make a fringe: "even the simplest tablecloth is elegant if edged with fringing"

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  2. a part of a group that is not very powerful, or is more extreme than the main group, and does not include many of its members : the radical fringes of the party. lunatic fringe The pamphlet was generally dismissed as the work of a small lunatic fringe. fringe meeting He attended several of the fringe meetings at the conference.

    • Simplified

      FRINGE translate: 边缘, (地区或群体的)边缘,外围;(活动的)次要部分, 装饰,...

    • Fringe: Korean Translation

      FRINGE translate: 앞머리, 술. Learn more in the Cambridge...

    • Fringe: Arabic Translation

      FRINGE translate: غُرّة/شَعْر النّاصِية/شَعْر مَقْدم الرَّأس...

    • Fringe in Japanese

      FRINGE translate: 切りそろえた前髪, ふさ飾り, 周辺部(しゅうへんぶ), 房飾(ふさかざ)り,...

  3. : something that is marginal, additional, or secondary to some activity, process, or subject.

  4. Fringing is the act of decorating something with a fringe or a border of hanging threads, cords, or strips. It can also refer to the light or dark bands produced by the diffraction or interference of light.

  5. a decorative border of thread, cord, or the like, usually hanging loosely from a raveled edge or separate strip. anything resembling or suggesting this: a fringe of grass around a swimming pool. Synonyms: rim, skirt, border, edge. an outer edge; margin; periphery: on the fringe of the art world.

  6. Definition of fringe verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  7. A fringe is a decoration attached to clothes, or other objects such as curtains, consisting of a row of hanging strips or threads. The jacket had leather fringes. Synonyms: border, edging, edge, binding More Synonyms of fringe. 3. countable noun [usu on the N of n]

  8. [singular + singular or plural verb] (disapproving) those members of a political or other group whose views are considered to be very extreme and crazy.