Fringe

  • 31fringe — 1. noun 1) the city s northern fringe Syn: edge, border, margin, extremity, perimeter, periphery, rim, limits, outskirts 2) blue curtains with a yellow fringe Syn: edging, bor …

    Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • 32fringe — n. 1) the lunatic fringe 2) on the fringes (of society) * * * [frɪndʒ] the lunatic fringe on the fringes (of society) …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 33fringe — [14] Late Latin fimbria meant ‘fibre, thread’ (it is used in modern English as an anatomical term for a threadlike structure, such as the filaments at the opening of the Fallopian tube). In the plural it was applied to a ‘fringe’, and eventually… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 34fringe — frɪndÊ’ n. ornamental border consisting of loose hanging threads; anything which resembles such a border; margin, periphery, edge; something considered marginal or extreme v. decorate with a fringe, edge with a fringe; ring, surround, edge …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 35fringe —    unconventional, insubstantial, or fraudulent    Close to the edge of propriety or convention in the arts, as in the fringe theatre, or of honesty in commerce:     The Bank of England s least favourite fringe banker. (Private Eye, March 1981) …

    How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • 36fringe — [14] Late Latin fimbria meant ‘fibre, thread’ (it is used in modern English as an anatomical term for a threadlike structure, such as the filaments at the opening of the Fallopian tube). In the plural it was applied to a ‘fringe’, and eventually… …

    Word origins

  • 37fringe — SYN: fimbria (1). costal f. an irregularly disposed collection of visible veins seen in the skin of people usually of or past middle age; it has no specific connection with any deep structure, such as the diaphragm, and no necessary connection… …

    Medical dictionary

  • 38fringe — n 1. border, trimming; frill, ruff, ruffle, flounce, furbelow; filigree, decoration, ornament. 2. perimeter, periphery, edge, rim, verge, skirt. 3.Slang. fringe benefit, bonus, extra, plus; perquisite, Inf. perk. See emolument(def.1) …

    A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • 39fringe —   Ka e, palena (edge); ku uwelu (on a shawl); lepe (tear); palalei (tapa).    ♦ Fringe benefits, mea pōmaika i pāku i …

    English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • 40fringe — juostelė statusas T sritis automatika atitikmenys: angl. fringe; strip; stripe vok. Bändchen, n; Streifen, m rus. полоска, f pranc. bande, f …

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