'Fringing reef' definitions:
Definition of 'Fringing reef'
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- Fringe \Fringe\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fringed (fr[i^]njd); p. pr. & vb. n. Fringing.] To adorn the edge of with a fringe or as with a fringe. [1913 Webster]
- Precipices fringed with grass. -- Bryant. [1913 Webster]
- Fringing reef. See Coral reefs, under Coral. [1913 Webster]