fringed

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/fɹɪnd͡ʒd/

adjective

Possessing a fringe.

Similar
borderedadorneddecoratedlaciniaterough
OriginMiddle English frenged →
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Meanings

adjectivefringed (not comparable)
  1. not comparablePossessing a fringe.
verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of fringe

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivesurrounded as with a border or fringe; sometimes used in combination

Similar
bordered

adjectivehaving a decorative edging of hanging cords or strips

Similar
adorneddecorated

adjectivehaving edges irregularly and finely slashed

Similar
laciniaterough
Also see
borderedfimbriatedlaciniate

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishfrenged
  2. Englishfringed

From Middle English frenged; equivalent to fringe + -ed.

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Translations

German befranst
  • befranstpossessing a fringe
Italian a frange
  • a frangepossessing a fringe
Turkish kâküllü, perçemli
  • kâküllüpossessing a fringe
  • perçemlipossessing a fringe

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with fringed

wingedhingedunhinged
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Anagrams

ferding
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APA

fringed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fringed

MLA

“fringed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fringed. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fringed,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fringed.

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