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fringe

 
 
/frɪndʒ/ noun [C]

Definition

HAIR UK (US bangs [plural]) hair that is cut short and straight at the top of someone's face
DECORATION loose threads that hang along the edge of cloth as a decoration
EDGE the outside edge of an area, group, or subject and not the main part
(Definition of fringe noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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