Main Entry:: ¹fringe
Pronunciation:: \ˈfrinj\
Function:: noun
Usage:: often attributive
Etymology:: Middle English frenge, from Anglo-French, from Vulgar Latin *frimbia, from Latin fimbriae (plural)
Date:: 14th century

1: an ornamental border consisting of short straight or twisted threads or strips hanging from cut or raveled edges or from a separate band2 a: something resembling a fringe : edge , periphery —often used in plural <operated on the fringes of the law> bchiefly British : ⁴bang 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 itself3 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 c: fringe benefit

— fringy

\ˈfrin-jē\ adjective

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