English · Word Candidate

fringe

/fɹɪnd͡ʒ/

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Also seen as: fringes · fringer · fringest · fringing

Sense 1

Meaning · English

A decorative border.

Noun

Examples

the fringe of a picture

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 2

Meaning · English

A decorative border. — A border or edging.

Noun

Examples

He walked up the heath’s western edge, beside a fringe of scrub where hogweed grew in tangles and brambles rose taller than him.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 3

Meaning · English

Outside the mainstream.

Adjective

Examples

So was the cellist Charlotte Moorman, muse to Nam June Paik and proactivist champion of all things fringe.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 4

Meaning · English

To decorate with fringe.

Verb

Examples

[Y]onder cloud / That rises upward always higher, / ⁠And onward drags a labouring breast, / ⁠And topples round the dreary west, / A looming bastion fringed with fire.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “fringe” mean?

A decorative border.

Is “fringe” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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