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adj
Fringed, e.g. where the ends of a petal are split into two or more divisions.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
Synonyms: fimbriated
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To fringe; to hem.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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verb
To apply a thin border (a fimbriation) to some element, often to satisfy the rule of tincture.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Topics: government, heraldry, hobbies, lifestyle, monarchy, nobility, politics
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Synonyms: none provided
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adjective satellite
having a fringe of slender processes
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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History
Borrowed from Latin fimbriātus (“fibrous, fringed”), participial adjective formed on fimbriae (“fibers, threads, fringe”) + -ātus (participial adjective-forming suffix). See -ate (verb-forming suffix), -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
