fimbriation

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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.

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Meanings

nounfimbriation (countable and uncountable, plural fimbriations)

plural fimbriations

  1. uncountableflagsgovernmentThe 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.
  2. countableflagsgovernmentSuch a stripe.

Origin

From fimbriate + -ion.

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APA

fimbriation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fimbriation

MLA

“fimbriation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fimbriation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fimbriation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fimbriation.

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