fimbriation

== English == === Etymology === From fimbriate +‎ -ion. === Noun === fimbriation (countable and uncountable, plural fimbriations) (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. (countable, heraldry, flags) Such a stripe.