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fringe

/fɹɪndʒ/

An illustration for fringe

noun1 of 2

the edge of something; such as the decorative edge on a piece of clothing

  • “The job comes with a lot of fringe benefits.”Tatoeba
  • “The fringe of your dress is beautiful.”Tatoeba

Sentences from Tatoeba show real usage. A word can have several meanings, so a sentence may use another one.

adjective2 of 2

Outside the mainstream.

Synonyms

Source: New Academic Word List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)

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