fimbricate

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• Fimbricate — Fim bri*cate, a. 1. Fringed; jagged; fimbriate. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) fringed, on one side only, by long, straight hairs, as the antenn[ae] of certain insects. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• fimbrial —   a. pertaining to or having a fringe.    ♦ fimbriate, a. fringed; v.t. fringe; hem.    ♦ fimbriation, n.    ♦ fimbricate, a. fringed.    ♦ fimbrillate, a. having small fringe …   Dictionary of difficult words