: having a border with fringe
fringed decorative pillows
The parade opens with two cavalrymen dressed in a fringed tunic …Nicholas V. Sekunda et al.

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Wearing a yellow fringed dress, Jauregui spun and shook her hips alongside a safety vest-wearing Armstrong, ending the performance by quick-stepping over to the cocktail table, where her bandmates and Bankhead were smiling and clapping in celebration. Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 1 Oct. 2025 Models revealed a range of music-adjacent designs from Mod-style skinny suits to a 60s-era fringed jacket and leather pants. Fiona Sinclair Scott, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2025 LoveShackFancy went full boho-Western fantasy, with models in long white skirts, fringed gowns, and appliquéd jeans. Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 15 Sep. 2025 Also worth pointing out: Antonio is making a fringed cropped jacket and miniskirt out of pearly faux leather, and Christian very gently suggests that the look is basic, it’s been done. Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for fringed

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of fringed was in the 15th century

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“Fringed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fringed. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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