coiffure vs fringe

fringe vs coiffure

coiffure and fringe both are nouns.

coiffure and fringe both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
coiffure	Yes	No	Yes	No
fringe	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, fringe is a hyponym of coiffure; that is, fringe is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than coiffure:

coiffure: the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair)
fringe: a border of hair that is cut short and hangs across the forehead

Other hyponyms of coiffure include beehive, bouffant, haircut, Afro, Afro hairdo, bang, bob, wave, braid, plait, tress, twist, chignon, marcel, pageboy, pompadour, ponytail, roach, scalp lock, thatch.

coiffure (noun)	fringe (noun)
the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair)	an ornamental border consisting of short lengths of hanging threads or tassels
	a border of hair that is cut short and hangs across the forehead
	a social group holding marginal or extreme views
	a part of the city far removed from the center
	one of the light or dark bands produced by the interference and diffraction of light
	the outside boundary or surface of something

coiffure (verb)	fringe (verb)
arrange attractively	decorate with or as if with a surrounding fringe
	adorn with a fringe

Difference between coiffure and fringe

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