Definition of "fringe" in English

noun

1. A decorative border.

   • the fringe of a picture

2. (also figurative) A marginal or peripheral part.

3. A group of people situated on the periphery of a larger community.

4. The periphery of an area, especially a town or city.

   • He lives on the fringe of London.

5. (UK) Synonym of bangs: hair hanging over the forehead, especially a hairstyle where it is cut straight across.

   • Her fringe is so long it covers her eyes.

6. (physics) A light or dark band formed by the diffraction of light.

   • interference fringe

7. Non-mainstream theatre.

   • The Fringe
   • Edinburgh Fringe
   • Adelaide Fringe

8. (botany) The peristome or fringe-like appendage of the capsules of most mosses.

9. (golf) The area around the green

10. (television, radio) A daypart that precedes or follows prime time.

adjective

1. Outside the mainstream.

verb

1. (transitive) To decorate with fringe.

2. (transitive) To serve as a fringe; to border.