Fringe

  • 21fringe — 1 noun (C) 1 BrE the part of your hair that hangs over your forehead; bangs bang 2 (3) AmE 2 a decorative edge of hanging threads on a curtain, piece of clothing etc 3 on the fringe of a) at the part of something that is farthest from the centre …

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  • 22fringe — 01. She was wearing a cowboy hat and a leather jacket trimmed with [fringe]. 02. The nation of Bhutan, located on the southern [fringes] of the eastern Himalayas, takes its name from an Indian word meaning the edge of Tibet. 03. The heart of… …

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  • 23fringe — /frɪndʒ / (say frinj) noun 1. an ornamental bordering having projecting lengths of thread, cord, etc., either loose or variously arranged or combined. 2. anything resembling or suggesting this: a fringe of trees around a field. 3. hair falling… …

  • 24fringe — n. & v. n. 1 a an ornamental bordering of threads left loose or formed into tassels or twists. b such a bordering made separately. c any border or edging. 2 a a portion of the front hair hanging over the forehead. b a natural border of hair etc.… …

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  • 25fringe — I. 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… …

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  • 26fringe — be·fringe; fringe; in·fringe; in·fringe·ment; …

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  • 27fringe — [frɪndʒ] noun [C] I 1) British short hair that hangs down over your forehead 2) the outer edge of something factories on the northern fringe of the city[/ex] 3) people or activities that are considered strange He has been forced to live on the… …

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  • 28fringe — 1. adjective /fɹɪndʒ/ Outside the mainstream 2. noun /fɹɪndʒ/ a) A decorative border. Interference fringe. b) A marginal or …

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  • 29fringe — noun 1》 a border of threads, tassels, or twists, used to edge clothing or material. 2》 chiefly Brit. the front part of someone s hair, cut so as to hang over the forehead.     ↘a natural border of hair or fibres in an animal or plant. 3》 the… …

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  • 30fringe — 1. noun 1) the city s northern fringe Syn: perimeter, periphery, border, borderline, margin, rim, outer edge, edge, extremity, limit; outer limits, limits, borders, bounds, outskirts; literary marge Ant …

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