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- adjective Resembling or characteristic of a
fringe .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Strings of long white and silver beads dangled fringelike from both sides of his maxilla.
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A marvellous island to our left now presented itself; this had a high, rocky base, from which seemingly sprang a miniature forest, the tall towering evergreens lending a fringelike appearance near the skyline.
Travels in the Far East Ellen Mary Hayes Peck
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They seemed particularly partial to a low pale-green-foliaged tree with fringelike leaves, something like fennel or asparagus.
Australia Twice Traversed, Illustrated, Ernest Giles 1866
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The tentacles of moon jellies are short and fringelike, and their sting is much less toxic than many other types of jellyfish.
unknown title 2009
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The tentacles of moon jellies are short and fringelike, and their sting is much less toxic than many other types of jellyfish.
unknown title 2009
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The tentacles of moon jellies are short and fringelike, and their sting is much less toxic than many other types of jellyfish.
unknown title 2009
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The tentacles of moon jellies are short and fringelike, and their sting is much less toxic than many other types of jellyfish.
unknown title 2009
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