FIMBRIATED

Adjective

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.

FIMBRIATE

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



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Coffee Trivia

Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.

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