fɹɪndʒ fɹɪndʒ ˈaʊtskɝt ˈaʊtskɜːt pəˈɹɪfəɹi decorate with or as if with a surrounding fringe fur fringed the hem of the dress adorn with a fringe The weaver fringed the scarf an ornamental border consisting of short lengths of hanging threads or tassels a border of hair that is cut short and hangs across the forehead a social group holding marginal or extreme views members of the fringe believe we should be armed with guns at all times a part of the city far removed from the center they built a factory on the outskirts of the city one of the light or dark bands produced by the interference and diffraction of light the outside boundary or surface of something