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fringe
has definitions from the field of geography
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[ noun ] the outside boundary or surface of something
Synonyms Used in print (Stephen Longstreet, Eagles Where I Walk....)A fringe of housing and gardens bearded the top of the heights , and behind it were sandy roads leading past farms and hayfields . (Hampton Stone, The Man Who Looked Death...)He had only a fringe of hair and he wore it cropped short . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] at or constituting a border or edge
Examples "the marginal strip of beach" Used in print (Harold Rosenberg, "The Trial and Eichmann"...)Public_relations strategists everywhere , watching the reaction of the German press , the liberal press , the lunatic fringe press , listening to their neighbors , studying interviews with men and women on the street , cried_out : Too_much , too_much - the mind of the audience is becoming dulled , the horrors are losing their effect . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (geography) a part of the city far removed from the center
Synonyms Examples "they built a factory on the outskirts of the city" Used in print (Doris Miles Disney, Mrs. Meeker's Money....)He lived in an apartment_house not over three or four years old , a reclaimed island of landscaped brick and glass on the fringe of the business_district . Related terms |
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[ verb ] adorn with a fringe
Examples "The weaver fringed the scarf" Related terms |
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[ noun ] edging consisting of hanging threads or tassels
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[ noun ] a social group holding marginal or extreme views
Examples "members of the fringe believe we should be armed with guns at all times" Related terms |
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[ verb ] decorate with or as if with a surrounding fringe
Examples "fur fringed the hem of the dress" Related terms |
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