1. [noun] A decorative border.
2. [noun] A marginal or peripheral part.
3. [noun] Those members of a political party, or any social group, holding unorthodox views.
4. [noun] The periphery of a town or city.
5. [noun] That part of the hair that hangs down above the eyes; bangs.
6. [noun] (physics) A light or dark band formed by the diffraction of light.
7. [noun] Non-mainstream theatre.
8. [noun] (botany) The peristome or fringe-like appendage of the capsules of most mosses.
9. [adjective] Outside the mainstream.
10. [verb] (transitive) To decorate with fringe.
11. [verb] (transitive) To serve as a fringe.
12. [noun] The outside boundary or surface of something.
13. [noun] A part of the city far removed from the center; 'they built a factory on the outskirts of the city'.
14. [noun] One of the light or dark bands produced by the interference and diffraction of light.
15. [noun] A social group holding marginal or extreme views; 'members of the fringe believe we should be armed with guns at all times'.
16. [noun] A border of hair that is cut short and hangs across the forehead.
17. [noun] An ornamental border consisting of short lengths of hanging threads or tassels.
18. [verb] Adorn with a fringe; 'The weaver fringed the scarf'.
19. [verb] Decorate with or as if with a surrounding fringe; 'fur fringed the hem of the dress'.
