fringe
English
/fɹɪndʒ/
noun
Definitions
- A decorative border.
- A marginal or peripheral part.
- Those members of a political party, or any social group, holding unorthodox views.
- The periphery of a town or city.
- (UK) : hair hanging over the forehead, especially a hairstyle where it is cut straight across.
- (physics) A light or dark band formed by the diffraction of light.
- Non-mainstream theatre.
- (botany) The peristome or fringe-like appendage of the capsules of most mosses.
- (golf) The area around the green
- (AU)
- (television) A daypart that precedes or follows prime time.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English frenge borrowed from Old French frenge derived from Latin *frimbia, fimbriae (fibers, fringe, threads).
Origin
Latin
fimbriae
Gloss
fibers, fringe, threads
Concept
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Distribution of cognates by language
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Cognates and derived terms
- Fringeverse English
- befringe English
- fan English
- fringed English
- fringefan English
- fringehead English
- fringeless English
- fringelike English
- fringer English
- fringest English
- fringeth English
- fringeworthy English
- fringy English
- head English
- interfringe English
- nonfringe English
- underfringe English
- unfringed English
- *frimbia Latin
- fimbria Latin
- fimbriae Latin
- Franse German
- befranst German
- frange French
- frenge Middle English
- frenged Middle English
- frenge Old French
- frânghie Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- frange Norman
- fimbria LL