unfringe

fringe

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Definitions of unfringe word

noun unfringe an outer edge; margin; periphery: on the fringe of the art world. 1
noun unfringe something regarded as peripheral, marginal, secondary, or extreme in relation to something else: the lunatic fringe of a strong political party. 1
noun unfringe Optics. one of the alternate light and dark bands produced by diffraction or interference. 1
noun unfringe fringe benefit. 1
verb with object unfringe to furnish with or as if with a fringe. 1
verb with object unfringe to serve as a fringe for, or to be arranged around or along so as to suggest a fringe: armed guards fringing the building. 1

before 1325

One of the 16% oldest English words

1325-75; Middle English frenge < Old French (French frange) < Vulgar Latin *frimbia, metathetic variant of Late Latin fimbria, Latin fimbriae fringe

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".