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Fimbriate
Pronunciation : Fim*bri*ate
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. fimbriatus fibrous, fringed, fr. fimbria fiber, fringe. See Fringe.]
Definition : Defn: Having the edge or extremity bordered by filiform processes thicker than hairs; fringed; as, the fimbriate petals of the pink; the fimbriate end of the Fallopian tube.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Fim"bri*ate
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To hem; to fringe. Fuller.
t. [imp. & p. p. Fimbriated; p. pr. & vb. n. Fimbriating.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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