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Webster's Dictionary (1865)

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Fringe

Frīnge, n.

noun

(frĭnj), n. [Fr. frange, It. frangia, Sp. & Pg. franja, Sicilian frinza, Prov. Fr. frinche, Pr. frenne, Walachian frimbie, from Lat. fimbria, fiber, thread, fringe; whence also D. franje, Ger. franse, Dan. fryndse.] 1. An ornamental appendage to the borders of garments or furniture, consisting of loose threads. The golden fringe e’en set the ground on flame. Dryden. 2. Something resembling fringe; an open, broken border; a border; a confine. The confines of grace and the fringes of repentance. Bp. Taylor.

Fringe, v. t.

verbtransitive

v. t. [imp. & p. p. FRINGED; p. pr. & vb. n. FRINGING.] To adorn or border with fringe or a loose edging; to decorate or line, as with a fringe. “Precipices fringed with grass.” Bryant.