26984 words

fringe

10 definitions • 17 examples
1
the outer part of an area:

Examples:

the southern fringe of the city
the outer fringes of the prairie
2
a part of a group that is not very powerful, or is more extreme than the main group, and does not include many of its members:

Examples:

the radical fringes of the party
fringe meeting He attended several of the fringe meetings at the conference.
fringe candidate She's a fringe candidate who has no real chance of getting elected.
3

Examples:

a fringe around the edge of a tablecloth
4
an area of hair hanging over the forehead (= part of the face above the eyes) that is cut shorter than the rest of the hair:

Examples:

a short fringe
5
in golf, an area surrounding the green where the grass is longer than the grass on the green but shorter than the grass on the fairway :

Examples:

As she walked up to the green to survey her next shot, the ball began to roll down to the fringe.
Fans loudly applauded his 30-foot putt across the green from the fringe.
6
If a place is fringed with something, that thing forms a border along the edge:

Examples:

The river is fringed with wildflowers.
7
the outer or less important part of an area, group, or activity:

Examples:

There is some industry on the fringes of the city.
His organization is a fringe group (= one that represents the views of a small number of people).
9
to form a border around the edge of something:

Examples:

The coast is fringed with islands and beaches.
10
the outer or less important part of an area, group, or activity:

Examples:

the northern/eastern/southwestern, etc. fringe The courthouse - on the northeastern fringe of downtown - will house district and bankruptcy courts.
the fringe of sth The share price soared and took the company to the fringe of the FTSE 100.
These activities are very much on the fringe of their global operation.

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