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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   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. uncountable
2. 2
   Such a stripe. countable

Synonyms

All synonyms

beadingbindingborderingflouncefrillfringe

Etymology

From fimbriate + -ion.

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