Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) 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. 2. (n.) Something resembling in any respect a fringe; a line of objects along a border or edge; a border; an edging; a margin; a confine. 3. (n.) One of a number of light or dark bands, produced by the interference of light; a diffraction band; -- called also interference fringe. 4. (n.) The peristome or fringelike appendage of the capsules of most mosses. See Peristome. 5. (v. t.) To adorn the edge of with a fringe or as with a fringe.

Multi-Version Concordance Fringe (7 Occurrences) Matthew 9:20 Behold, a woman who had an issue of blood for twelve years came behind him, and touched the fringe of his garment; (WEB YLT NAS RSV) Matthew 14:36 and they begged him that they might just touch the fringe of his garment. As many as touched it were made whole. (WEB YLT NAS RSV) Mark 6:56 Wherever he entered, into villages, or into cities, or into the country, they laid the sick in the marketplaces, and begged him that they might touch just the fringe of his garment; and as many as touched him were made well. (WEB YLT NAS RSV) Luke 8:44 came behind him, and touched the fringe of his cloak, and immediately the flow of her blood stopped. (WEB YLT NAS RSV) Numbers 15:38 "Speak to the children of Israel, and tell them that they should make themselves fringes in the borders of their garments throughout their generations, and that they put on the fringe of each border a cord of blue: (Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT) Numbers 15:39 and it shall be to you for a fringe, that you may look on it, and remember all the commandments of Yahweh, and do them; and that you not follow after your own heart and your own eyes, after which you use to play the prostitute; (WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT) Job 26:14 Behold, these are but the outskirts of his ways. How small a whisper do we hear of him! But the thunder of his power who can understand?" (See NAS NIV)