Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fimbriate

/ˈfɪm.bɹi.eɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.05 in modern English

Syllables: fim-bri-ate
IPA: /ˈfɪm.bɹi.eɪt/

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To fringe; to hem.

Transitive verb

verb

To apply a thin border (a fimbriation) to some element, often to satisfy the rule of tincture.

Transitive verb

adj

Fringed, e.g. where the ends of a petal are split into two or more divisions.

Example Sentences

"Beſides the divers tricking or dreſſing, as piercing, voiding, fimbriating, ingrailing, couping: And in fanſie and devices there is ſtill a plus ultrá; inſomuch that Croſſes alone as they are variouſly diſguiſed, are enough to diſtinguiſh all the ſeverall families of Gentlemen in England."
"the fimbriate petals of the pink; the fimbriate end of the Fallopian tube"

Etymology

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).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: fimbriātus

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

fimbriates (present, singular) fimbriating (participle, present) fimbriated (participle, past) fimbriated (past)

Derived Forms

fimbriated fimbriation afimbriate nonfimbriate

Synonyms

fimbriated

Questions

How do you pronounce fimbriate?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfɪm.bɹi.eɪt/.
What does fimbriate mean?: To fringe; to hem.
Where does fimbriate come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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