fimbriate
/ˈfɪm.bɹi.eɪt/verb, adjective
fimbriate is a verb meaning “To fringe; to hem” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled F-I-M-B-R-I-A-T-E, and it appears about once in every 89 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data).
What does fimbriate mean?
verb
- 1
To fringe; to hem.
- 2
To apply a thin border (a fimbriation) to some element, often to satisfy the rule of tincture.
adjective
- 1
Fringed, e.g. where the ends of a petal are split into two or more divisions.
the fimbriate petals of the pink; the fimbriate end of the Fallopian tube
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce fimbriate?
- /ˈfɪm.bɹi.eɪt/
As an adjective (“Fringed, e.g. where the ends of a petal are split into two…”): /ˈfɪm.bɹiət/, /ˈfɪm.bɹi.ɪt/.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-fimbriate2.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-fimbriate.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of fimbriate
- fimbriates present, singular, he/she/it
- fimbriating participle, present
- fimbriated participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is fimbriate?
Fimbriate appears about once in every 89 million words in written English, the 301,415th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Where does fimbriate come from?
Borrowed from Latin fimbriātus (“fibrous, fringed”), participial adjective formed on fimbriae (“fibers, threads, fringe”) + -ātus (participial adjective-forming suffix). See -ate (verb-forming suffix), -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).