n.
Pronunciation: ' frinj
Function: noun
Usage: often attrib
Etymology: Middle English frenge, from Anglo-French, from Vulgar Latin *frimbia, from Latin fimbriae (pl.)
Date: 14th century
1 : an ornamental border consisting of short straight or twisted threads or strips hanging from cut or raveled edges or from a separate band
2 a : something resembling a fringe : EDGE , PERIPHERY ― often used in plural <operated on the fringe s of the law> b chiefly British : 4 BANG c : one of various light or dark bands produced by the interference or diffraction of light d : an area bordering a putting green on a golf course with grass trimmed longer than on the green itself
3 a : something that is marginal, additional, or secondary to some activity, process, or subject <a fringe sport> b : a group with marginal or extremist views c : FRINGE BENEFIT
– fringy \ ' frin-j ē \ adjective