The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Fimbriate — Fim bri*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fimbriated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Fimbriating}.] To hem; to fringe. Fuller. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fimbriate — is used in botany to mean fringed, e.g. where the ends of a petal are split into two or more divisions … Wikipedia
fimbriate — [fim′brē āt΄] adj. [L fimbriatus, fringed: see FIMBRIA] having a fringe of hairs, fibers, etc. fimbriation n … English World dictionary
fimbriate — adjective see fimbriated … New Collegiate Dictionary
fimbriate — fringed; with thread like filaments, e.g. margin of sucking disk of lampreys (Petromyzontiformes) … Dictionary of ichthyology
fimbriate — adj. [L. fimbriatus, fringed] 1. With finger like projections; having a fringed or puckered margin. 2. (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) An antenna with joints bearing a lateral hair. 3. (MOLLUSCA: Gastropoda) A shell with an irregular margin … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
fimbriate — adj. /fim bree it, ayt /; v. /fim bree ayt /, adj., v., fimbriated, fimbriating. adj. 1. Also, fimbriated. Bot., Zool. having a border of hairs or filiform processes. v.t. 2. Heraldry. to line (an ordinary) with a thin border of a different… … Universalium
fimbriate — adjective fringed, e.g. where the ends of a petal are split into two or more divisions … Wiktionary
fimbriate — adj. fringed (Botany, Zoology) … English contemporary dictionary
fimbriate — a.; (also fimbriated) Fringed … New dictionary of synonyms
