fimbriation

American  

[fim-bree-ay-shuhn] / ˌfɪm briˈeɪ ʃən /

noun

Botany, Zoology.

1. fimbriate or fringed condition.

2. a fringe or fringelike part.

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Etymology

Origin of fimbriation

First recorded in 1860–65, fimbriation is from the Medieval Latin word fimbriātiōn- (stem of fimbriātiō ). See fimbriate, -ion

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Example Sentences

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fimbriation

A fimbriation," he says, "is a narrow border to prevent the unpleasing effect of metal on metal or colour on colour.

From Flags: Some Account of their History and Uses. by Andrew Macgeorge

Thus both the Irish and Scottish saltires can be easily distinguished from one another, whilst the red saltire has its due white fimbriation.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4 "Finland" to "Fleury, Andre" by Various

But the white border of our St. George's cross is not, strictly speaking, a fimbriation at all.

From Flags: Some Account of their History and Uses. by Andrew Macgeorge

In the first union flag, the red cross of St George with the white fimbriation that represented-the original white field was simply imposed upon the white saltire of St Andrew with its blue field.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4 "Finland" to "Fleury, Andre" by Various

To so combine these three crosses without losing the distinctive features of each was not easy; each cross must be distinct, and retain equally distinct its fimbriation, or bordering, which denotes the original ground.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4 "Finland" to "Fleury, Andre" by Various

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