- fringe
- 1. noun
1)
the city's northern fringe
Syn:perimeter, periphery, border, borderline, margin, rim, outer edge, edge, extremity, limit; outer limits, limits, borders, bounds, outskirts; literary margeAnt:middle2)the curtains with the yellow fringe
Syn:edging, edge, border, trimming, frill, flounce, ruffle; tassels; archaic purfle2. adjectivefringe theater
Syn:unconventional, unorthodox, alternative, avant-garde, experimental, innovative, left-field, innovatory, radical, extreme; peripheral; off-off Broadway; informal offbeat, way outAnt:mainstream3. verb1)a robe of gold, fringed with black velvet
Syn:trim, edge, hem, border, bind, braid; decorate, adorn, ornament, embellish, finish; archaic purfle2)the lake is fringed by a belt of trees
Syn:border, edge, bound, skirt, line, surround, enclose, encircle, circle, girdle, encompass, ring; literary gird
Thesaurus of popular words. 2014.