Quick definitions from WordNet (fringe)
▸ noun: edging consisting of hanging threads or tassels
▸ noun: a social group holding marginal or extreme views ("Members of the fringe believe we should be armed with guns at all times")
▸ noun: a part of the city far removed from the center
▸ noun: the outside boundary or surface of something
▸ verb: decorate with or as if with a surrounding fringe ("Fur fringed the hem of the dress")
▸ verb: adorn with a fringe ("The weaver fringed the scarf")
▸ Also see fringe
▸ noun: edging consisting of hanging threads or tassels
▸ noun: a social group holding marginal or extreme views ("Members of the fringe believe we should be armed with guns at all times")
▸ noun: a part of the city far removed from the center
▸ noun: the outside boundary or surface of something
▸ verb: decorate with or as if with a surrounding fringe ("Fur fringed the hem of the dress")
▸ verb: adorn with a fringe ("The weaver fringed the scarf")
▸ Also see fringe