Fringes meaning : Hair hanging over the forehead. A hairstyle including such hair, especially cut straight across the forehead. Brucellosis, a bacterial disease. A decorative border. A marginal or peripheral part. Those members of a political party, or any social group, holding unorthodox views. The periphery of a town or city. A light or dark band formed by the diffraction of light. Non-mainstream theatre. The peristome or fringe-like appendage of the capsules of most mosses. The area around the green Used attributively with reference to Aboriginal people living on the edge of towns etc. A daypart that precedes or follows prime time. To decorate with fringe. To serve as a fringe.