fringing Definition

fringe
noun

1. A border of loose threads on a carpet, tablecloth, garment, etc.
2. Hair cut to hang down over the forehead but above the eyeline.
3. The outer area; the edge; the part farthest from the main area or centre.

Thesaurus: border, outside, edge, limits, outskirts, margin, perimeter, periphery.
4a. Bordering, or just outside, the recognized or orthodox form, group, etc;

Example: fringe medicine
4b. Unofficial, not part of the main event;

Example: fringe meeting
Example: fringe festival
4c. Less important or less popular.

Example: fringe sports

verb fringed, fringing

1. To decorate something with a fringe.
2. To form a fringe round something.

Etymology: 14c: from French frenge, from Latin fimbriae threads or fringe.