Definitions For Fringe

noun

• An ornamental border consisting of short lengths of hanging threads or tassels
• A border of hair that is cut short and hangs across the forehead
• A social group holding marginal or extreme views
• A part of the city far removed from the center
• One of the light or dark bands produced by the interference and diffraction of light
• The outside boundary or surface of something
• A border made of hanging threads used to decorate the edge of something (such as clothing, rugs, and curtains)
• A narrow area along the edge of something
• An area of activity that is related to but not part of whatever is central or most widely accepted : a group of people with extreme views or unpopular opinions

verb

• Decorate with or as if with a surrounding fringe
• Adorn with a fringe
• To decorate (something) with a fringe
• To go along or around (something)