Fringe

(noun.) an ornamental border consisting of short lengths 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.) one of the light or dark bands produced by the interference and diffraction of light.

(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'.

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• To be so near him--though he was silent, though he did not touch so much as her scarf-fringe or the white hem of her dress--affected her like a spell. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• A flush stole over Miss Sutherland's face, and she picked nervously at the fringe of her jacket. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯历险记.
• The southeastern fringe of it spoke French dialects; the bulk, Frisian, Dutch, and other Low German languages. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• It is only the nucleus that can be guessed at; the fringe which shades out into various degrees of respectability remains entirely unmeasured. 沃尔特·李普曼. 政治序论.
• The Boscombe Pool is thickly wooded round, with just a fringe of grass and of reeds round the edge. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯历险记.
• It came downstairs as I went up, said the trooper, and crossed the moonlighted window with a loose black mantle on; I noticed a deep fringe to it. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• Let the tank rest on inch boards with no opening under it, but in front; a fringe should hang in front for the chicks to run in and out under the tank. 威廉K.戴维. 智者、化学家和伟大医生的秘密.
• Weeds and flowers spring from its massy arches and its circling seats, and vines hang their fringes from its lofty walls. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
• He was a delicate, bilious-looking, interesting child of eleven years of age, with large, pensive black eyes, and thick black fringes to them. 哈里特·威尔逊. 哈里特·威尔逊回忆录.
• A short walk brought us to a secluded road fringed with pleasant houses, each standing in its own grounds. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯归来记.
• Goldenrod and asters fringed the mossy walls. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
• The candles lighted up Lord Steyne's shining bald head, which was fringed with red hair. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• The water was brackish and the banks were fringed with timber. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• The previous year she had made a dazzling debut fringed by a heavy thunder-cloud of bills. 伊迪丝·华顿. 快乐之家.
• The ottomans, which were uniformly placed, were covered with satin to correspond with the drapery, and fringed with silver. 哈里特·威尔逊. 哈里特·威尔逊回忆录.
• The valleys are unsightly deserts fringed with a feeble vegetation that has an expression about it of being sorrowful and despondent. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
• Ahead of them was a reddish promontory running out into the calm waters, the trees fringing its crest like the mane of some wild animal. 弗格斯·休姆. 奇幻岛.

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