fringe vs skirt

skirt vs fringe

fringe and skirt both are nouns.

fringe and skirt both are verbs.

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

As verbs, skirt is a hypernym of fringe; that is, skirt is a word with a broader meaning than fringe:

fringe: decorate with or as if with a surrounding fringe
skirt: extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle

Other hypernyms of fringe include border, environ, ring, surround.

fringe (noun)	skirt (noun)
an ornamental border consisting of short lengths of hanging threads or tassels	a garment hanging from the waist; worn mainly by girls and women
a border of hair that is cut short and hangs across the forehead	cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waist
a social group holding marginal or extreme views	informal terms for a (young) woman
a part of the city far removed from the center	(Fungi) a remnant of the partial veil that in mature mushrooms surrounds the stem like a collar
one of the light or dark bands produced by the interference and diffraction of light
the outside boundary or surface of something

fringe (verb)	skirt (verb)
decorate with or as if with a surrounding fringe	avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
adorn with a fringe	extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle
	pass around or about; move along the border
	form the edge of

Difference between fringe and skirt

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