Difference between Outskirt and Fringe

What is the difference between Outskirt and Fringe?

Outskirt as a noun is a more remote part of a town or city; the periphery, environs; a suburb while Fringe as a noun is a decorative border.

Outskirt

Part of speech: noun

Definition: a more remote part of a town or city; the periphery, environs; a suburb

Fringe

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Outside the mainstream

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A decorative border.A marginal or peripheral part.Those members of a political party, or any social group, holding unorthodox views.The periphery of a town or city.That part of the hair that hangs down over the eyes (US bangs).A light or dark band formed by the diffraction of light.(The Fringe) non-mainstream theatre.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To decorate with fringe.To serve as a fringe.

Example sentence: The first thing I notice when I look in the mirror is whether or not I need a fringe trim. I'm not brave enough to cut it myself - I can't look like a three-year-old whose mum has cut their hair again.

We hope you now know whether to use Outskirt or Fringe in your sentence.

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