FRINGED
Fringed, a.
Defn: Furnished with a fringe. Fringed lear (Bot.), a leaf edged with soft parallel hairs.
FRINGELESS
Fringe"less, a.
Defn: Having no fringe.
FRINGENT
Frin"gent, a.
Defn: Encircling like a fringe; bordering. [R.] "The fringent air."
Emerson.
FRINGE TREE
Fringe tree.
Defn: A small oleaceous tree (Chionanthus virginica), of the southern
United States, having clusters of white flowers with slender petals.
It is often cultivated.
FRINGILLA
Frin*gil"la, a. Etym: [NL., fr. L. fringilla a chaffinch.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A genus of birds, with a short, conical, pointed bill. It formerly included all the sparrows and finches, but is now restricted to certain European finches, like the chaffinch and brambling.