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Synonyms for fringe

Grammar : Noun
Spell : frinj
Phonetic Transcription : frɪndʒ

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Définition of fringe

Origin :
  • early 14c., from Old French frenge "thread, strand, fringe, hem" (early 14c.), from Vulgar Latin *frimbia, metathesis of Latin fimbriae (plural) "fibers, threads, fringe," of uncertain origin. Figurative sense of "outer edge, margin," is first recorded 1894. Related: Fringes. Fringe benefits is recorded from 1952.
  • noun border, trimming
Example sentences :
  • But the fringe did not reach to the ground and under the bush, in its dark interior.
  • Extract from : « Green Mansions » by W. H. Hudson
  • Dissembling her displeasure, she praised the hammer-cloth, and especially the fringe.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 3 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • One might edge a wall-paper or fringe a robe with a recurring decimal.
  • Extract from : « Alarms and Discursions » by G. K. Chesterton
  • A fringe of ice had formed during the night along the shore.
  • Extract from : « The Long Labrador Trail » by Dillon Wallace
  • The woods leaned over the fringe of bushes cool and green and silent.
  • Extract from : « The Forest » by Stewart Edward White
  • She was fond of Marcia; but her daughter occupied, in truth, only the fringe of her thoughts.
  • Extract from : « The Coryston Family » by Mrs. Humphry Ward
  • The fringe of light was just playing on the bow when Caradoc leaped.
  • Extract from : « The Cruise of the Dry Dock » by T. S. Stribling
  • The men-folk were allowed no nearer than the fringe of their bristling skirts.
  • Extract from : « The Law-Breakers » by Ridgwell Cullum
  • There was thus always a fringe of peasant families on the verge of destitution.
  • Extract from : « The Enclosures in England » by Harriett Bradley
  • Madame Lerat's fringe looked as though it had been dipped in the coffee.
  • Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola

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