The difference between Forelock and Fringe

When used as nouns, forelock means the part of a person's hairstyle which covers the forehead, whereas fringe means a decorative border.

When used as verbs, forelock means to fix in place with a forelock (wedge), whereas fringe means to decorate with fringe.


Fringe is also adjective with the meaning: outside the mainstream.

check bellow for the other definitions of Forelock and Fringe

  1. Forelock as a noun:

    The part of a person's hairstyle which covers the forehead.

  2. Forelock as a noun:

    The part of a horse's (or similar animal's) mane that lies on its forehead.

  1. Forelock as a noun:

    A wedge pushed through a hole at the end of a bolt to hold it in place.

  1. Forelock as a verb:

    To fix in place with a forelock (wedge)

  1. Fringe as a noun:

    A decorative border.

    Examples:

    "the fringe of a picture"

  2. Fringe as a noun:

    A marginal or peripheral part.

  3. Fringe as a noun:

    Those members of a political party, or any social group, holding unorthodox views.

  4. Fringe as a noun:

    The periphery of a town or city.

    Examples:

    "He lives in the fringe of London."

  5. Fringe as a noun:

    That part of the hair that hangs down above the eyes; bangs.

    Examples:

    "Her fringe is so long it covers her eyes."

  6. Fringe as a noun (physics):

    A light or dark band formed by the diffraction of light.

    Examples:

    "interference fringe"

  7. Fringe as a noun:

    Non-mainstream theatre.

    Examples:

    "The Fringe''; ''Edinburgh Fringe''; ''Adelaide Fringe"

  8. Fringe as a noun (botany):

    The peristome or fringe-like appendage of the capsules of most mosses.

  9. Fringe as a noun (golf):

    The area around the green

  1. Fringe as an adjective:

    Outside the mainstream.

  1. Fringe as a verb (transitive):

    To decorate with fringe.

  2. Fringe as a verb (transitive):

    To serve as a fringe.