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fringe
/fɹɪndʒ/
noun
Hair hanging over the forehead.
A hairstyle including such hair, especially cut straight across the forehead.
noun
Brucellosis, a bacterial disease.
noun
A decorative border.
"the fringe of a picture"
A marginal or peripheral part.
Those members of a political party, or any social group, holding unorthodox views.
verb
To decorate with fringe.
To serve as a fringe.
adjective
Outside the mainstream.
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