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fimbriation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
fim-bri-a-tion
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The use of a thin stripe of a contrasting tincture (colour) around a charge, ordinary or stripe in order to make it stand out from the background.

Uncountable

noun

Such a stripe.

Countable

Etymology

From fimbriate + -ion.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

fimbriations (plural)

Questions

What does fimbriation mean?
The use of a thin stripe of a contrasting tincture (colour) around a charge, ordinary or stripe in order to make it stand out from the background.
Where does fimbriation come from?
From fimbriate + -ion.

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