What does fimbriate mean?
Fimbriate means (transitive) To fringe; to hem..
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/ˈfɪm.bɹi.eɪt/ · verb
(transitive) To fringe; to hem..
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.
the fimbriate petals of the pink; the fimbriate end of the Fallopian tube
Use fimbriate when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Fimbriate means (transitive) To fringe; to hem..
Common synonyms include fimbriated, rough.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
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.
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