fimbriate
Also fimbriated. Botany, Zoology. having a border of hairs or filiform processes.
Heraldry. to line (an ordinary) with a thin border of a different tincture.
Origin of fimbriate
1Other words from fimbriate
- non·fim·bri·ate, adjective
- non·fim·bri·at·ed, adjective
- un·fim·bri·at·ed, adjective
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How to use fimbriate in a sentence
In heraldry, “fimbriate” or “fimbriated” refers to a narrow edge or border running round a bearing.
Capitulum without valves; aperture large; peduncle fimbriated, sub-globular, imbedded.
A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia (Volume 1 of 2) | Charles DarwinThe orifice is not fimbriated; the four bristly points over the calcareous beads are absent.
A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia (Volume 1 of 2) | Charles DarwinThe ovum on leaving the ovary is received by the fimbriated extremity of the Fallopian tube, down which it slowly travels.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume III (of 4) | Francis Maitland BalfourThe description given in the "blazon" respecting the red cross of St. George, stated that it was "fimbriated as the saltire."
History of the Union Jack and Flags of the Empire | Barlow Cumberland
British Dictionary definitions for fimbriate
fimbriated or fimbrillate (ˈfɪmbrɪlɪt, -ˌleɪt)
/ (ˈfɪmbrɪɪt, -ˌeɪt) /
having a fringed margin, as some petals, antennae, etc
Derived forms of fimbriate
- fimbriation, noun
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