1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Fimbriate

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Fimbria, Gaius Flavius
1911 Encyclopædia Britannica, Volume 10
Fimbriate
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​FIMBRIATE (from Lat. fimbriae, fringe), a zoological and botanical term, meaning fringed. In heraldry, “fimbriate” or “fimbriated” refers to a narrow edge or border running round a bearing.

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