fringenoun [ C ]
uk/frɪndʒ/us/frɪndʒ/fringe noun [ C ] (EDGE)
C2 the outer or less important part of an area, group, or activity:
the southern fringe of the city
the radical fringes of the party
He attended several of the fringe meetings at the conference.
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Of little or less importance
- be in/under sb's shadow idiom
- be neither here nor there idiom
- be no big deal idiom
- biggie
- derisory
- inferior
- lowly
- merely
- minor
- miss
- mouldy
- need
- peripheral
- petty
- poxy
- rinky-dink
- sideshow
- small-time
- stay
- subordinate
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fringe noun [ C ] (DECORATION)
a decorative edge of hanging narrow strips of material or threads on a piece of clothing or material:
a fringe around the edge of a tablecloth
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Decorations for clothes
- epaulette
- eyelet
- flash
- flounce
- frill
- frou-frou
- piping
- sequin
- shoulder pad
- spangle
- stud
- studded
- tassel
- train
- trim
- trimming
fringe noun [ C ] (HAIR)
C2 UK US bangs an area of hair hanging over the forehead (= part of the face above the eyes) that is cut shorter than the rest of the hair:
a short fringe
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Hairstyles
- barnet
- blowout
- bob
- bun
- bunch
- close-cropped
- coiffed
- comb-over
- cornrow
- crew cut
- fauxhawk
- flattop
- loose
- pageboy
- permanent wave
- pigtail
- ponytail
- quiff
- shake
- shoulder-length
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fringeverb
uk/frɪndʒ/us/frɪndʒ/be fringed with sth
If a place is fringed with something, that thing forms a border along the edge:
The river is fringed with wild flowers.
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Edges & extremities of objects
- apex
- apices
- bevel
- border
- bottom
- brim
- brow
- crest
- edge
- framed
- front
- head
- palm-fringed
- peripheral
- periphery
- rim
- skirt
- surmount
- tip
- vertex
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