Collocations for fringe - noun
1. hair
ADJ.
heavy, thick | light, wispy
VERB + FRINGE
grow | cut, trim
My fringe needs trimming.
My fringe needs trimming.
brush, push
She kept brushing her fringe off her forehead.
She kept brushing her fringe off her forehead.
PREP.
from beneath/under your ~
She stared at us from beneath her fringe.
She stared at us from beneath her fringe.
in a ~
She has her hair pulled forward in a fringe.
She has her hair pulled forward in a fringe.
2. outer edge of a place/group/society, etc.
ADJ.
outer | marginal | eastern, western, etc. | coastal, urban | delinquent, lunatic
the delinquent fringe of the Nationalist Party
the delinquent fringe of the Nationalist Party
VERB + FRINGE
keep to, remain on, stand on
He has always remained on the fringes of mainstream politics.
He has always remained on the fringes of mainstream politics.
FRINGE + NOUN
area | group | meeting | theatre, venue
He moved from fringe theatre to mainstream when he was chosen to play a leading role on Broadway.
He moved from fringe theatre to mainstream when he was chosen to play a leading role on Broadway.
PREP.
along the ~
the forests along the eastern fringe of the Andes
the forests along the eastern fringe of the Andes
around the ~
new housing around the urban fringe
new housing around the urban fringe
at the ~
They pitched their tents at the fringe of the open fields.
They pitched their tents at the fringe of the open fields.
beyond the ~
Beyond this marginal fringe no agriculture is possible.
Beyond this marginal fringe no agriculture is possible.
on the ~(s)
These people live on the fringes of society.
These people live on the fringes of society.