fimbriation means 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. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
Etymology
From fimbriate + -ion.
noun
- 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.
- Such a stripe.