The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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.
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         Precipices fringed with grass.           -- Bryant.
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   Fringing reef. See Coral reefs, under Coral.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Fringe \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
      beyond the woven fabric; but more commonly made separate
      and sewed on, consisting sometimes of projecting ends,
      twisted or plaited together, and sometimes of loose
      threads of wool, silk, or linen, or narrow strips of
      leather, or the like.
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   2. Something resembling in any respect a fringe; a line of
      objects along a border or edge; a border; an edging; a
      margin; a confine.
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            The confines of grace and the fringes of repentance.
                                                  --Jer. Taylor.
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   3. (Opt.) One of a number of light or dark bands, produced by
      the interference of light; a diffraction band; -- called
      also interference fringe.
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   4. (Bot.) The peristome or fringelike appendage of the
      capsules of most mosses. See Peristome.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

fringe
    n 1: the outside boundary or surface of something [syn:
         periphery, fringe, outer boundary]
    2: a part of the city far removed from the center; "they built a
       factory on the outskirts of the city" [syn: outskirt,
       fringe]
    3: one of the light or dark bands produced by the interference
       and diffraction of light [syn: fringe, interference
       fringe]
    4: a social group holding marginal or extreme views; "members of
       the fringe believe we should be armed with guns at all times"
    5: a border of hair that is cut short and hangs across the
       forehead [syn: bang, fringe]
    6: an ornamental border consisting of short lengths of hanging
       threads or tassels
    v 1: adorn with a fringe; "The weaver fringed the scarf"
    2: decorate with or as if with a surrounding fringe; "fur
       fringed the hem of the dress"

Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

129 Moby Thesaurus words for "fringe":
   adjoin, apparent, bang, bangs, bank, beading, befringe, bind,
   binding, board, border, bordering, bordure, bound, boundary,
   bounds, brim, brink, brow, circumference, coast, cortex, cortical,
   covering, crust, decoration, define, edge, edging, enframe,
   envelope, epidermic, epidermis, exomorphic, exterior, external,
   extrinsic, facade, face, facet, featheredge, fetlock, fimbria,
   fimbriation, flange, fleck, flock, flounce, forelock, frame, frill,
   frilling, front, furbelow, galloon, hem, integument, labellum,
   labium, labrum, lap, ledge, limb, limbus, limits, line, lineaments,
   lip, list, march, marches, marge, margin, marginate, motif, open,
   ornament, out, outer, outer face, outer layer, outer side,
   outer skin, outermost, outline, outlying, outmost, outside,
   outskirts, outstanding, outward, outward-facing, perimeter,
   peripheral, periphery, public, purfle, purl, quiff, ragged edge,
   rickrack, rim, rind, roundabout, ruche, ruff, ruffle, seeming,
   selvage, set off, shell, shore, side, sideline, skin, skirt,
   skirting, superficial, superficies, superstratum, surface,
   surround, top, trim, trimming, tuft, valance, verge, welt



The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018):

FRINGE

   C. Katz, GE, 1961.  Subcomponent of GE-255 GECOM system.
   Sorting and merging of data, reports and file maintenance.