fimbriate: Meaning and Definition of

fim•bri•ate

Pronunciation: (adj.fim'brē-it, -āt"v.fim'brē-āt"), [key]
— adj., v., -at•ed, -at•ing.
—adj.
  1. having a border of hairs or filiform processes.
—v.t.
  1. to line (an ordinary) with a thin border of a different tincture.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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