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Perm

A permanent.
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Fringe

A decorative border or edging of hanging threads, cords, or strips, often attached to a separate band.
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Perm

To give (hair) a permanent.
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Fringe

Something that resembles such a border or edging.
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Perm

To give hair a perm, using heat, chemicals etc.
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Fringe

A marginal, peripheral, or secondary part
"They like to hang out on the geographical fringes, the seedy outposts" (James Atlas).
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Perm

(informal) A permutation.
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Fringe

Those members of a group or political party holding extreme views
The lunatic fringe.
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Perm

A combination of outcomes (not a permutation) that a gambler bets on in the football pools.
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Fringe

Any of the light or dark bands produced by the diffraction or interference of light.
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Perm

(computing) Permission
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Fringe

A fringe benefit.
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Perm

A city in the European part of Russia
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Fringe

To decorate with or as if with a fringe
The weaver fringed the edge of the scarf.
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Perm

A series of waves in the hair made by applying heat and chemicals
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Fringe

To serve as a fringe to
Ferns fringed the pool.
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Perm

Give a permanent wave to;
She perms her hair
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Fringe

A decorative border.
The fringe of a picture
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Fringe

A marginal or peripheral part.
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Fringe

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

The periphery of a town or city (or other area).
He lives on the fringe of London.
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Fringe

(UK) bangs: hair hanging over the forehead, especially a hairstyle where it is cut straight across.
Her fringe is so long it covers her eyes.
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Fringe

(physics) A light or dark band formed by the diffraction of light.
Interference fringe
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Fringe

Non-mainstream theatre.
The Fringe; Edinburgh Fringe; Adelaide Fringe
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Fringe

(botany) The peristome or fringe-like appendage of the capsules of most mosses.
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Fringe

(golf) The area around the green
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Fringe

(AU) Used attributively with reference to Aboriginal people living on the edge of towns etc.
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Fringe

A daypart that precedes or follows prime time.
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Fringe

Outside the mainstream.
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Fringe

(transitive) To decorate with fringe.
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Fringe

(transitive) To serve as a fringe.
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Fringe

An ornamental appendage to the border of a piece of stuff, originally consisting of the ends of the warp, projecting beyond the woven fabric; but more commonly made separate and sewed on, consisting sometimes of projecting ends, twisted or plaited together, and sometimes of loose threads of wool, silk, or linen, or narrow strips of leather, or the like.
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Fringe

Something resembling in any respect a fringe; a line of objects along a border or edge; a border; an edging; a margin; a confine.
The confines of grace and the fringes of repentance.
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Fringe

One of a number of light or dark bands, produced by the interference of light; a diffraction band; - called also interference fringe.
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Fringe

The peristome or fringelike appendage of the capsules of most mosses. See Peristome.
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Fringe

To adorn the edge of with a fringe or as with a fringe.
Precipices fringed with grass.
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Fringe

The outside boundary or surface of something
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Fringe

A part of the city far removed from the center;
They built a factory on the outskirts of the city
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Fringe

A social group holding marginal or extreme views;
Members of the fringe believe we should be armed with guns at all times
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Fringe

Edging consisting of hanging threads or tassels
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Fringe

Adorn with a fringe;
The weaver fringed the scarf
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Fringe

Decorate with or as if with a surrounding fringe;
Fur fringed the hem of the dress
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