fringed
(adjective) having a decorative edging of hanging cords or strips
fringed
(adjective) surrounded as with a border or fringe; sometimes used in combination; “a large suburban community...fringed by an industrial area”; “a grass-fringed stream”
fringed, laciniate
(adjective) having edges irregularly and finely slashed; “a laciniate leaf”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
fringed (not comparable)
Possessing a fringe.
fringed
simple past tense and past participle of fringe
• ferding
Source: Wiktionary
Fringed, a.
Definition: Furnished with a fringe. Fringed lear (Bot.), a leaf edged with soft parallel hairs.
Fringe, n. Etym: [OF, fringe, F. frange, prob. fr. L. fimbria fiber, thread, fringe, cf. fibra fiber, E. fiber, fimbriate.]
1. An ornamental appendage to the border of a piece of stuff, originally consisting of the ends of the warp, projecting beyond the woven fabric; but more commonly made separate and sewed on, consisting sometimes of projecting ends, twisted or plaited together, and sometimes of loose threads of wool, silk, or linen, or narrow strips of leather, or the like.
2. Something resembling in any respect a fringe; a line of objects along a border or edge; a border; an edging; a margin; a confine. The confines of grace and the fringes of repentance. Jer. Taylor.
3. (Opt.)
Definition: One of a number of light or dark bands, produced by the interference of light; a diffraction band; -- called also interference fringe.
4. (Bot.)
Definition: The peristome or fringelike appendage of the capsules of most mosses. See Peristome. Fringe tree (Bot.), a small tree (Chionanthus Virginica), growing in the Southern United States, and having snow- white flowers, with long pendulous petals.
Fringe, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fringed; p. pr. & vb. a. Fringing.]
Definition: To adorn the edge of with a fringe or as with a fringe. Precipices fringed with grass. Bryant. Fringing reef. See Coral reefs, under Coral.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
4 April 2025
(verb) kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; “The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country”
Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.
