One of the mysteries of the English language finally explained.
Synonyms of fringe in English:
fringe
See definition of fringe
noun
1‘he lived on the city's northern fringe’
perimeter, periphery, border, borderline, margin, rim, outer edge, edge, extremity, limit
outer limits, limits, borders, bounds, outskirts, marches
literary marge, bourn, skirt
rare ambit
middle
2‘the curtains are blue with a honey-coloured fringe’
edging, edge, border, hem, trimming, frill, flounce, ruffle
tassels
archaic purfle
adjective
1‘he played small parts in fringe theatre’
unconventional, unorthodox, offbeat, alternative, avant-garde, experimental, innovative, innovatory, radical, extreme
peripheral, unofficial
North American left-field, off Broadway
informal way out
mainstream
verb
1‘she fringed the edges of the cloak with black velvet’
trim, hem, edge, border, rim, bind, braid
tassel
decorate, adorn, ornament, embellish, finish
archaic purfle
rare befringe, befrill
2‘the lake is fringed by a belt of trees’
border, edge, bound, skirt, line, hem, flank, verge, surround, enclose, encircle, circle, encompass, ring, circumscribe
literary gird, girdle, engird
rare compass, environ