fimbriated

English

Left: or, a fess argent (attributed to Manfred of Sicily); right: or, a fess argent, fimbriated azure (Yuncos, Toledo).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɪm.bɹi.eɪ.tɪd/

Etymology 1

Past participle of fimbriate.

Adjective

fimbriated (not comparable)

1. Having a fringed border:

   Synonyms: fimbriate, fringed

   1. (biology) Having a fringe or border of hairlike or fingerlike projections.
   2. (heraldry) Having a fimbriation: a borderline, typically of a specified tincture.

Translations

having a narrow borderline

• Finnish: päärmätty
• Swedish: kantad (sv)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

fimbriated

1. simple past and past participle of fimbriate

References

• “fimbriated”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “fimbriated”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.