fringe
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1. fringe - Noun
2. fringe - Adjective
3. fringe - Verb
Meaning
An ornamental appendage to the border of a piece of stuff, originally consisting of the ends of the warp, projecting beyond the woven fabric; but more commonly made separate and sewed on, consisting sometimes of projecting ends, twisted or plaited together, and sometimes of loose threads of wool, silk, or linen, or narrow strips of leather, or the like.
Something resembling in any respect a fringe; a line of objects along a border or edge; a border; an edging; a margin; a confine.
One of a number of light or dark bands, produced by the interference of light; a diffraction band; -- called also interference fringe.
The peristome or fringelike appendage of the capsules of most mosses. See Peristome.
To adorn the edge of with a fringe or as with a fringe.
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Every reform movement has a lunatic fringe.
The lunatic fringe wags the underdog.
Sometimes I wore a fringe so deep it obscured the way ahead. This hardly mattered. There were always others to look where I was going.
Among the wise and high-minded people who in self-respecting and genuine fashion strive earnestly for peace, there are the foolish fanatics always to be found in such a movement and always discrediting it - the men who form the lunatic fringe in all reform movements.
I'm looking more like my dogs every day - it must be the shaggy fringe and the ears.
The nature of an innovation is that it will arise at a fringe where it can afford to become prevalent enough to establish its usefulness without being overwhelmed by the inertia of the orthodox system.