underfringe en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From under- + fringe.
Meanings
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A lower fringe; a fringe underneath something.
But at the point of noon the huge Earl Doorm, / Broad-faced, with under-fringe of russet beard, / Bound on a foray, rolling eyes of prey, / Came riding with a hundred lances up; […]
1859, Alfred Tennyson, “Enid”, in Idylls of the King, London: Edward Moxon & Co., […], →OCLC, page 74:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| underfringes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |