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• Fringe — Título Fringe Género Ciencia ficción Creado por J.J. Abrams Alex Kurtzman Roberto Orci Reparto Anna Torv Joshua Jackson John Noble Lance Reddick Kirk Acevedo …   Wikipedia Español

• Fringe — may refer to* Fringe (hair), a hairstyling term also called bangs * Fringe (trim), an ornamental appendage to the border of an item * Edinburgh Fringe, the largest arts festival in the world * Fringe (TV series), a TV series by J.J. Abrams,… …   Wikipedia

• fringe — [frɪndʒ] adjective [only before a noun] COMMERCE relating to something that is in addition to the main or most important part of something: • The company is a fringe player in the US with less than 2% of the car market. • We were spending a lot… …   Financial and business terms

• fringe — [frinj] n. [ME frenge < OFr frenge, fringe < VL * frimbia, metathesis of LL fimbria, a fringe, border < L fimbriae, shreds, fibers] 1. a border or trimming of cords or threads, hanging loose or tied in bunches 2. a) anything like this [a …   English World dictionary

• Fringe — (fr[i^]nj), n. [OF, fringe, F. frange, prob. fr. L. fimbria fiber, thread, fringe, cf. fibra fiber, E. fiber, fimbriate.] 1. An ornamental appendage to the border of a piece of stuff, originally consisting of the ends of the warp, projecting… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Fringe — Fringe, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fringed} (fr[i^]njd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Fringing}.] To adorn the edge of with a fringe or as with a fringe. [1913 Webster] Precipices fringed with grass. Bryant. [1913 Webster] {Fringing reef}. See {Coral reefs}, under …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• fringe — early 14c., from O.Fr. frenge thread, strand, fringe, hem (early 14c.), from V.L. *frimbia, metathesis of L. fimbriae (pl.) fibers, threads, fringe, of uncertain origin. Figurative sense of outer edge, margin, is first recorded 1894. As a verb,… …   Etymology dictionary

• Fringe — Fringe, the the theatre productions in the Edinburgh Festival which are not part of the official programme ▪ a Fringe production ▪ a comedian who was a great success at the Fringe …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• fringe — ► NOUN 1) a border of threads, tassels, or twists, used to edge clothing or material. 2) chiefly Brit. the front part of someone s hair, cut so as to hang over the forehead. 3) a natural border of hair or fibres in an animal or plant. 4) the… …   English terms dictionary

• fringe — I noun border, brink, edge, extremity, fimbriation, frontier, furthest point, furthest reach, limit, margin, outskirt, parameter, penumbra, periphery, skirt, verge II index border, edge (border), extremity ( …   Law dictionary

• fringe — [n] border, trimming binding, borderline, brim, brink, edge, edging, flounce, hem, limit, mane, march, margin, outside, outskirts, perimeter, periphery, rickrack, ruffle, skirt, tassel, verge; concepts 484,825 Ant. center, inside, interior,… …   New thesaurus