fimbriation

Etymology

fimbriate + -ion

noun

  1. (uncountable, heraldry, flags) 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.
  2. (countable, heraldry, flags) Such a stripe.

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