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The outside limit of an object, area, or surface
“They lived together on the fringe of the campus.”
An ornamental or decorative border, typically used to edge clothing or material
“It should also include a fringe of cutesy little pom-poms that I can dangle around my monitor.”
Hair hanging over the forehead
“He appeared to be an elderly man, with a bespectacled face and an almost bald head sporting a long fringe of white hair.”
The closely mown grass that surrounds a putting green, between the putting surface and any rough that might also surround the green
An outlying district of a city, especially a residential one
Hairs collectively, especially those growing on a person's head
A place for meeting and socializing with others
Unconventional, or outside of the mainstream
“Are these fringe attitudes to food merely the delusions of a few health fanatics?”
Relating to or situated on the edge or periphery of something
Located far from a given point, location or place
From, or related to, a subgroup that does not form a numerical majority
Furthest from a center
To decorate with a fringe
“Shoe it with a velvet cushion, fringe it with gold, and embroider it with diamonds.”
To provide with a border or edge
“Palm trees fringe the courtyard, and old Dutch tombstones add to the mystique.”
To adjoin or be adjacent to
“A choice of odoriferous flowers and shrubs would fringe the margin of the walks.”
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