skirt vs fringe

fringe vs skirt

skirt and fringe both are nouns.

skirt and fringe both are verbs.

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

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

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

Other hyponyms of skirt include gird, girdle, cloister, close in, enclose, inclose, shut in, hem in, cloister.

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

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

Difference between skirt and fringe

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