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His brother James is traditionally shown as a young man; he has thick brown hair, receding slightly at two points, and a short, fringelike beard, much like Christ's.

From Time Magazine Archive

A smallish, dark-skinned man with gentle eyes and a fringelike beard, he led his Riff tribesmen in the last romantic war of this century.

From Time Magazine Archive

A marvellous island to our left now presented itself; this had a high, rocky base, from which seemingly sprang a miniature forest, the tall towering evergreens lending a fringelike appearance near the skyline.

From Travels in the Far East by Peck, Ellen Mary Hayes

His glasses traveled to and fro, sweeping the fringelike fan of the attackers, still five or six miles away.

From The Flying Legion by England, George Allan

They seemed particularly partial to a low pale-green-foliaged tree with fringelike leaves, something like fennel or asparagus.

From Australia Twice Traversed, Illustrated, by Giles, Ernest