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Meaning of fimbriate | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2
ˈfɪm.bɹi.eɪt

Definitions

  1. To fringe; to hem.
  2. To apply a thin border (a fimbriation) to some element, often to satisfy the rule of tincture.

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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