Fimbriate
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈfɪm.bɹi.eɪt/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Fimbriate is a verb meaning (transitive) To fringe; to hem.
Meaning
(transitive) To fringe; to hem.
More Meanings
- (transitive, heraldry) To apply a thin border (a fimbriation) to some element, often to satisfy the rule of tincture.
- (biology) Fringed, e.g. where the ends of a petal are split into two or more divisions.
Example Sentences
the fimbriate petals of the pink; the fimbriate end of the Fallopian tube
Beſides the divers tricking or dreſſing, as piercing, voiding, fimbriating, ingrailing, couping: And in fanſie and devices there is ſtill a plus ultrá; inſomuch that Croſſes alone as they are variouſly diſguiſed, are enough to diſtinguiſh all the ſeverall families of Gentlemen in England.
Word Forms
- fimbriates
- fimbriating
- fimbriated
Synonyms for fimbriate
Depending on context, synonyms include fimbriated, rough.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include rough, fimbriated, fimbricated, fimbricate, afimbriate, septofimbrial.
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