Fringes

n. ornamental border consisting of loose hanging threads; anything which resembles such a border; margin, periphery, edge; something considered marginal or extreme

v. decorate with a fringe, edge with a fringe; ring, surround, edge

Fringe can be used to refer to any border practice, and may refer to:Fringe (hair), the front part of the hair that hangs down above the eyes. Some English-speakers, including Americans, Canadians, and Filipinos refer to a fringe as "bangs."Fringe theatre, non-mainstream and experimental theatre, such as:The Edinburgh FringeAdelaide Fringe FestivalCanadian Fringe FestivalAn ornamental appendage to the border of an item, such as a flag. It originally consisted of the ends of the warp, projecting beyond the woven fabric. More commonly it is made separate and sewed on, consisting sometimes of projecting ends, twisted or plaited together, and sometimes of loose threads of wool, silk, or linen, or narrow strips of leather, or the like. Fringe, the 4th TV series created by J. J. Abrams.In , 'The Fringe' is a vast and mostly lawless region of space in the computer game.The Fringe, an indie rock bandFringe Product, a record labelIn scienceFringe science, a phrase used to describe scientific inquiry in an established field that departs significantly from mainstream or orthodox theories.Fringe trees are a genus of about 80 species of flowering plants in the family Oleaceae.Fringe field, a type of electric or magnetic field that exists on the edges of charged objects or magnets. Fringes on an interference pattern refer to the dark and light patches made by constructive and destructive interference by the waves making the pattern. Fringes are exploited by the Interferometry science.
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Noun
1. the outside boundary or surface of something
(synonym) periphery, outer boundary
(hypernym) boundary, edge, bound
2. a part of the city far removed from the center; "they built a factory on the outskirts of the city"
(synonym) outskirt
(hypernym) city district
(part-meronym) suburb, suburbia, suburban area
3. a social group holding marginal or extreme views; "members of the fringe believe we should be armed with guns at all times"
(hypernym) social group
4. edging consisting of hanging threads or tassels
(hypernym) edging
Verb
1. adorn with a fringe; "The weaver fringed the scarf"
(hypernym) decorate, adorn, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify
(classification) handicraft
2. decorate with or as if with a surrounding fringe; "fur fringed the hem of the dress"
(hypernym) surround, skirt, border

C. Katz, GE, 1961. Subcomponent of GE-255 GECOM system. Sorting and merging of data, reports and file maintenance.

abbreviation for fringe benefits.