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
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Forelock as a noun:
The part of a person's hairstyle which covers the forehead.
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Forelock as a noun:
The part of a horse's (or similar animal's) mane that lies on its forehead.
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Forelock as a noun:
A wedge pushed through a hole at the end of a bolt to hold it in place.
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Forelock as a verb:
To fix in place with a forelock (wedge)
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Fringe as a noun:
A decorative border.
Examples:
"the fringe of a picture"
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Fringe as a noun:
A marginal or peripheral part.
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Fringe as a noun:
Those members of a political party, or any social group, holding unorthodox views.
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Fringe as a noun:
The periphery of a town or city.
Examples:
"He lives in the fringe of London."
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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."
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Fringe as a noun (physics):
A light or dark band formed by the diffraction of light.
Examples:
"interference fringe"
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Fringe as a noun:
Non-mainstream theatre.
Examples:
"The Fringe''; ''Edinburgh Fringe''; ''Adelaide Fringe"
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Fringe as a noun (botany):
The peristome or fringe-like appendage of the capsules of most mosses.
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Fringe as a noun (golf):
The area around the green
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Fringe as an adjective:
Outside the mainstream.
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Fringe as a verb (transitive):
To decorate with fringe.
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Fringe as a verb (transitive):
To serve as a fringe.