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fimbriate

[ adjective fim-bree-it, -eyt; verb fim-bree-eyt ]
/ adjective ˈfɪm bri ɪt, -ˌeɪt; verb ˈfɪm briˌeɪt /
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adjective

Also fim·bri·at·ed. Botany, Zoology. having a border of hairs or filiform processes.

verb (used with object), fim·bri·at·ed, fim·bri·at·ing.

Heraldry. to line (an ordinary) with a thin border of a different tincture.

Nearby words

  1. filum durae matris spinalis,
  2. filé,
  3. fimble,
  4. fimbria,
  5. fimbria hippocampi,
  6. fimbriation,
  7. fimbrillate,
  8. fimbriocele,
  9. fimicolous,
  10. fin

Origin of fimbriate

First recorded in 1480–90, fimbriate is from the Latin word fimbriātus fringed. See fimbria, -ate1
Related formsnon·fim·bri·ate, adjectivenon·fim·bri·at·ed, adjectiveun·fim·bri·at·ed, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for fimbriate

fimbriate

fimbriated or fimbrillate (ˈfɪmbrɪlɪt, -ˌleɪt)

/ (ˈfɪmbrɪɪt, -ˌeɪt) /

adjective

having a fringed margin, as some petals, antennae, etc
Derived Formsfimbriation, noun
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Medicine definitions for fimbriate

fimbriate

[ fĭm′brē-ĭt, -āt′ ]

adj.

Having fimbriae.
Related formsfim′bri•a′tion n.
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