fringe

  1. Adjective.  Outside the mainstream.
  2. Noun.  A decorative border.
  3. Noun.  A marginal or peripheral part.
  4. Noun.  Those members of a political party, or any social group, holding unorthodox views.
  5. Noun.  The periphery of a town or city.
  6. Noun.  That part of the hair that hangs down above the eyes; bangs.
  7. Noun.  (physics) A light or dark band formed by the diffraction of light.
  8. Noun.  Non-mainstream theatre.
  9. Verb.  (transitive) To decorate with fringe.
  10. Verb.  (transitive) To serve as a fringe.

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