Fringy
/ˈfrɪndʒi/noun
Having fringes; unevenly bordered or decorated with fringe.
Did you know?Fringy is built from fringe, which came through Old French from Latin fimbria, meaning a border or hem—so the word’s original power was all about the edge of cloth, not the occult.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
fimbria
“a border, hem, or fringe”
Old French
OF
frenge
“a fringe or ornamental border”
Middle English
English
fringe
“a decorative border of hanging threads”
Modern English
English
fringy
“having a fringe; fringe-like”
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