fringe
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4.7
- noun
- /frɪndʒ/
:
fleco
- Maybe with a little gold fringe?
Our next trend has been a long time coming, tactile fringes.
- Our next trend has been a long time coming, tactile fringes.
- And there's rich Crimson silk curtains, fringe with a deep network of gold, he says, lined with a silver tissue.
Examples
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At the left is an elegant red chair with cloth fringe and brass.
Academic text (2005) -
We liked watching Mrs. Kovaks get all gussied up in shiny dresses with fringe that jiggled when she walked.
Fiction book (1990) -
It's a nice fringe, by the way.
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But I like the story it tells with the fringe.
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All we need is a nice border and fringe.
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Jack, at age six, dressed up like a cowboy, with fringe on his cuffs and shoulders.
Fiction book (1993) -
The couch, overstuffed red velvet with fringe, looked out of place against the spare lines of the apartment.
Academic text (1994) -
The red skirt flared out wide and short and had a modest but sexy fringe on it.
Fiction book (1997) -
Wilma looked at the pink cloth lampshades with beaded fringes and the heavy red portieres hanging from wooden rings.
Fiction book (1998) -
The curtains were beautifully decorated with a delicate fringe that added an elegant touch.
Synonyms
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2.0
A thin decorative cloth made from threads in open patterns used on clothes
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3.8
A decorative edge on clothing
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4.8
A strip of material that you add along an edge to give a neat, decorative finish
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3.9
A decorative strip made by weaving threads to decorate clothes, curtains, or furniture
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3.1
A strip of fabric gathered or folded and sewn as a decorative edge on clothing
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7.4
A strip of cloth with soft folds used to decorate clothes or curtains
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9.1
A narrow decorative braid used to finish the edge of clothes or furniture
Braid, fringe or tassels that are attached to clothes and furniture for decoration
Compounds
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3.5
An extra thing an employer gives you besides pay, like health insurance or a car
- Offensive
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8.8
People with very extreme political or social views who are outside the main group
- US
A small bushy tree from the southeastern United States that has many white flowers
A small religious group with unusual beliefs and practices outside larger churches
- US
A plant that lives many years in low leaf clumps with pale pink or cream fringed flowers in clusters
- Specialized
A small desert lizard with long pointed scales on its toes that help it run on sand
- Specialized
Bands of light and dark that appear when light waves meet and mix
How Decorative
Surface Forms
Etymology
Fringe comes from an old French word frange meaning 'border' or 'tuft', originally used for threads hanging from an edge. That is why a decorative fringe is a 'border' of loose threads on clothes or curtains.