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frenȝe — frenge, frenȝe obs. forms of fringe … Useful english dictionary
franger — [ frɑ̃ʒe ] v. tr. <conjug. : 3> • 1213; de frange ♦ Garnir, orner de franges. « les boules de laine qui frangeaient le tapis de table » (Camus). ♢ Par anal. Orner d une sorte de frange. ⇒ border. (Rare, sauf au p. p.) « ses paupières… … Encyclopédie Universelle
fringe — [frinj] n. [ME frenge < OFr frenge, fringe < VL * frimbia, metathesis of LL fimbria, a fringe, border < L fimbriae, shreds, fibers] 1. a border or trimming of cords or threads, hanging loose or tied in bunches 2. a) anything like this [a … English World dictionary
fringe — I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English frenge, from Anglo French, from Vulgar Latin *frimbia, from Latin fimbriae (plural) Date: 14th century 1. an ornamental border consisting of short straight or twisted threads or strips… … New Collegiate Dictionary
fringe — fringeless, adj. fringelike, adj. fringy, adj. /frinj/, n., v., fringed, fringing. n. 1. a decorative border of thread, cord, or the like, usually hanging loosely from a raveled edge or separate strip. 2. anything resembling or suggesting this: a … Universalium
frinzello — frin·zèl·lo s.m. RE tosc. 1. cucitura o rammendo grossolano e vistoso 2. estens., cicatrice deturpante; al pl., gavina {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: 1869. ETIMO: der. del fr. ant. frenge frangia con ello … Dizionario italiano
Frenkleşmek — nsz Frenge benzemek, Frenk gibi davranışlarda bulunmak İyice Frenkleşmiş olan Nizamettin Bey, tiyatro muhabbetinden bahsediyordu. P. Safa … Çağatay Osmanlı Sözlük
fringe — [14] Late Latin fimbria meant ‘fibre, thread’ (it is used in modern English as an anatomical term for a threadlike structure, such as the filaments at the opening of the Fallopian tube). In the plural it was applied to a ‘fringe’, and eventually… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
Franse — Sf std. (15. Jh.), mhd. franze Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus afrz. fringe, frenge über mndl. fringe, frange, fran(d)je. Das französische Wort geht (mit unregelmäßiger Entwicklung) auf l. fimbria Franse, Troddel zurück. Partikelableitung: ausfransen… … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
fringe — early 14c., from O.Fr. frenge thread, strand, fringe, hem (early 14c.), from V.L. *frimbia, metathesis of L. fimbriae (pl.) fibers, threads, fringe, of uncertain origin. Figurative sense of outer edge, margin, is first recorded 1894. As a verb,… … Etymology dictionary
