fimbriated (not comparable)
Having a fringed border.
(botany, biology) Bordered with hair or hair-like material.
(heraldry) Having a narrow borderline of another tincture.
Source: Wiktionary
Fim"bri*a`ted, a.
1. Having a fringed border; fimbriate.
2. (Her.)
Definition: Having a very narrow border of another tincture; -- said esp. of an ordinary or subordinary.
Fim*bri*ate, a. Etym: [L. fimbriatus fibrous, fringed, fr. fimbria fiber, fringe. See Fringe.]
Definition: 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.
Fim"bri*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fimbriated; p. pr. & vb. n. Fimbriating.]
Definition: To hem; to fringe. Fuller.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 May 2025
(adjective) worth having or seeking or achieving; “a desirable job”; “computer with many desirable features”; “a desirable outcome”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
