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fimbria
[ fim-bree-uh ]
noun
, plural fim·bri·ae [fim, -bree-ee].
- Often fimbriae. Botany, Zoology. a fringe or fringed border.
fimbria
/ ˈfɪmbrɪə /
noun
- anatomy a fringe or fringelike margin or border, esp at the opening of the Fallopian tubes
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Derived Forms
- ˈfimbrial, adjective
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Other Words From
- fim·bri·al adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of fimbria1
1745–55; < New Latin; Latin fimbriae (plural) border, fringe
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Word History and Origins
Origin of fimbria1
C18: from Late Latin, from Latin fimbriae threads, shreds
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Example Sentences
Fimbria treated most cruelly all the people of Asia who had revolted from Rome or sided with Sulla.
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One of the fimbriae, the Fimbria Ovarica, is longer than the others, and it forms a shallow gutter which extends to the ovary.
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The soldiers of Fimbria, with the most revolting faithlessness, revolted to Sulla, who was now master of Asia.
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It was fear of Fimbria that made Mithridates more inclined to make a friend of Sulla.
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Fimbria seeing that his soldiers had deserted him, and fearing Sulla's unforgiving temper, committed suicide in the camp.
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