fringe vs purfling

fringe

noun
  • A decorative border. 

  • The area around the green 

  • A marginal or peripheral part. 

  • The peristome or fringe-like appendage of the capsules of most mosses. 

  • A light or dark band formed by the diffraction of light. 

  • Used attributively with reference to Aboriginal people living on the edge of towns etc. 

  • Those members of a political party, or any social group, holding unorthodox views. 

  • The periphery of a town or city (or other area). 

  • Synonym of bangs: hair hanging over the forehead, especially a hairstyle where it is cut straight across. 

  • A daypart that precedes or follows prime time. 

  • Non-mainstream theatre. 

verb
  • To serve as a fringe. 

  • To decorate with fringe. 

adj
  • Outside the mainstream. 

purfling

noun
  • An ornament consisting of a bordure of ermines, furs, etc. or gold studs or mountings. 

  • Two or more very narrow strips of black wood enclosing a lighter-coloured strip of wood set close to the edge of the top and back of a string instrument such as a violin, cello or a guitar, following its outline, or this effect simulated with paint. 

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