fringes
Borders with tassels
Fringes are the outer edges or margins of something—the periphery rather than the center.
Someone on the fringes of a group isn't fully part of it: He lurked on the fringes of the art scene.
The fringes of society are its margins, where unconventional or marginalized people operate.
The word also refers to decorative hanging threads on fabric edges, and to the fringe benefits that supplement a salary.
Outer parts of town
- suburbsResidential areas outside cities
- exurbsCommunities beyond suburbs
- peripheryBoundary or outer region
- environsSurrounding districts or areas
outlying · sprawl · satellite · commuter · hinterland · edge · borderland · conurbation
Cutting away excess
- tasselOrnamental hanging cluster
- embellishmentDecorative addition or exaggeration
- laceOpen-weave ornamental fabric
- beadingOrnamental small-sphere work
sequins · piping · rickrack · applique · edging · braid · adornment · ornamentation
Boundary or sharpness
- peripheryBoundary or outer region
- boundaryLine marking a limit
- marginEdge of a page
- outskirtsOuter parts of town
perimeter · verge · brink · threshold · rim · extremity · borderland · demarcation
Rejection of mainstream values
- bohemianArtistic nonconformist type
- undergroundBelow ground or countercultural
- avant-gardeInnovative cultural pioneers
- nonconformistRejects prevailing social standards
subculture · radical · experimental · unconventional · offbeat · indie · punk · beatnik
Forehead-covering locks
Waves spreading past obstacles
- interferenceUnwelcome involvement in affairs
- patternRecurring arrangement or template
- bandsMusical performing groups
- wavelengthSpatial repetition interval
Pushed to society's edges
- outcastShunned, rejected person
- disenfranchisedDeprived of voting rights
- minoritySmaller part of whole
- excludedShut out, denied entry
underserved · disadvantaged · alienated · stigmatized · underprivileged · overlooked · voiceless · powerless
outskirts
Outer parts of town
- suburbsResidential areas outside cities
- exurbsCommunities beyond suburbs
- peripheryBoundary or outer region
environs · outlying · sprawl · satellite · commuter · hinterland · edge · borderland · conurbation · peri-urban
trimming
Cutting away excess
- tasselOrnamental hanging cluster
- embellishmentDecorative addition or exaggeration
- laceOpen-weave ornamental fabric
beading · sequins · piping · rickrack · applique · edging · braid · adornment · ornamentation · frill
edge
Boundary or sharpness
outskirts · perimeter · verge · brink · threshold · rim · extremity · borderland · demarcation · cusp
counterculture
Rejection of mainstream values
- bohemianArtistic nonconformist type
- undergroundBelow ground or countercultural
- avant-gardeInnovative cultural pioneers
nonconformist · subculture · radical · experimental · unconventional · offbeat · indie · punk · beatnik · hippie
bangs
Forehead-covering locks
diffraction
Waves spreading past obstacles
- interferenceUnwelcome involvement in affairs
- patternRecurring arrangement or template
- bandsMusical performing groups
marginalized
Pushed to society's edges
- outcastShunned, rejected person
- disenfranchisedDeprived of voting rights
- minoritySmaller part of whole
excluded · underserved · disadvantaged · alienated · stigmatized · underprivileged · overlooked · voiceless · powerless · invisible
- Biblical Attirerobe, robes, tunic, tunics, cloak
- hairpieceswig, wigs, hairpiece, hairpieces, toupee
- Mosaic lawMoses, Mosaic law, Ten Commandments, tablets of stone, commandment
- Ornate Decorgilded mirrors, ornate mirrors, gilded frames, giltwood, ormolu
- interferometryinterference pattern, destructive interference, beam splitter, coherence, phase shifting
- Jewish garmentstallit, kippah, yarmulke, tefillin, kittel
fringesmainstream
Dominant cultural current
establishment · center · orthodoxy · majority · dominant culture
- fringe benefitsNon-wage employee compensation
- lunatic fringeExtremist members of a group
- on the fringes
- fringe theoriesUnorthodox explanations lacking support
- fringe jacketJacket trimmed with hanging threads
- fringe theoryUnorthodox, unaccepted explanation