fringed

fringe  (frnj)

n.

1. A decorative border or edging of hanging threads, cords, or strips, often attached to a separate band.

2. Something that resembles such a border or edging.

3. A marginal, peripheral, or secondary part: "They like to hang out on the geographical fringes, the seedy outposts" (James Atlas).

4. Those members of a group or political party holding extreme views: the lunatic fringe.

5. Any of the light or dark bands produced by the diffraction or interference of light.

6. A fringe benefit.

tr.v. fringed, fring·ing, fring·es

1. To decorate with or as if with a fringe: The weaver fringed the edge of the scarf.

2. To serve as a fringe to: Ferns fringed the pool.

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[Middle English frenge, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *frimbia, alteration of Late Latin fimbria; see fimbria.]

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fringy adj.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	fringed - surrounded as with a border or fringe; sometimes used in combination; "a large suburban community...fringed by an industrial area"; "a grass-fringed stream" bordered - having a border especially of a specified kind; sometimes used as a combining term; "black-bordered handkerchief"
	2.	fringed - having a decorative edging of hanging cords or strips adorned, decorated - provided with something intended to increase its beauty or distinction
	3.	fringed - having edges irregularly and finely slashed; "a laciniate leaf" laciniate rough - of the margin of a leaf shape; having the edge cut or fringed or scalloped

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fringed

adjective

1. bordered, edged, befringed She wore a fringed scarf.

2. edged, bordered, margined, outlined tiny islands fringed with golden sand

Translations

fringed [ˈfrɪndʒd] adj [clothes, curtains, lampshade] → frangé(e)

fringed with (= edged) → bordé(e) de
fringe festival n → festival m off
fringe group n → groupe m marginal
fringe theatre n (British) → théâtre m d'avant-garde

fringed

adj skirt, shawl, jacket → mit Fransen; lampshade → mit Fransenkante; fringed with or by something (street, beach, lawn, = lined) → von etw gesäumt (geh); (= surrounded) → von etw umsäumt (geh); fringed with silk → mit Seidenfransen

fringed [frɪndʒd] adj (lampshade, curtains) → con le frange
fringed with (surrounded by) → contornato/a da

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fringed [frɪndʒd] adj (lampshade, curtains) → con le frange
fringed with (surrounded by) → contornato/a da