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Synonyms for fringed

Grammar : Adj
Spell : frinj
Phonetic Transcription : frɪndʒ

Définition of fringed

Origin :
  • early 14c., from Old French frenge "thread, strand, fringe, hem" (early 14c.), from Vulgar Latin *frimbia, metathesis of Latin fimbriae (plural) "fibers, threads, fringe," of uncertain origin. Figurative sense of "outer edge, margin," is first recorded 1894. Related: Fringes. Fringe benefits is recorded from 1952.
  • adj edged
Example sentences :
  • I saw her sable skirts all fringed with light From the celestial walls!
  • Extract from : « Graded Poetry: Second Year » by Various
  • Our way, after passing "Clapham Junction," was fringed with the graves of the fallen.
  • Extract from : « With Manchesters in the East » by Gerald B. Hurst
  • But suddenly, at a point where it fringed a meadow, it seemed to fall away.
  • Extract from : « Abbe Mouret's Transgression » by Emile Zola
  • He had discovered that it was circular in shape, quite small, and fringed with vegetation.
  • Extract from : « Adrift on the Pacific » by Edward S. Ellis
  • The east side of the gulf is fringed with islands, some solitary, others in groups.
  • Extract from : « The Secret Sharer » by Joseph Conrad
  • The river widened suddenly into a great pool, fringed with trees.
  • Extract from : « Ruth Fielding and the Gypsies » by Alice B. Emerson
  • Pectinato-fimbriate: having pectinations that are fringed with hair.
  • Extract from : « Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology » by John. B. Smith
  • Tentaculate: a margin when fringed with soft tactile processes.
  • Extract from : « Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology » by John. B. Smith
  • Attila, the short, fringed pelisse of the Hungarian national costume.
  • Extract from : « A Hungarian Nabob » by Maurus Jkai
  • He watched the sunlight glitter on the white houses which fringed the bay.
  • Extract from : « Mr. Grex of Monte Carlo » by E. Phillips Oppenheim

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