Fringe, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fringed p. pr. & vb. n. Fringing.] 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.
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 Fringed a. Furnished with a fringe.
 Fringed lear Bot., a leaf edged with soft parallel hairs.
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 fringed
      adj 1: surrounded as with a border or fringe; sometimes used in
             combination; "a large suburban community...fringed by
             an industrial area"; "a grass-fringed stream"
      2: having a decorative edging of hanging cords or strips
      3: having edges irregularly and finely slashed; "a laciniate
         leaf" [syn: laciniate]