Fimbriatc Petals 
(Dianthus caryo- 
fhyllus). 
fimbriate 
; fringe: seefimbriti.] 1. In zoiil. and hot., 
fringed; bordered with hairs or with filiform 
processes or laeiniations. Also 
fimbriated, 2. In her., same as 
fimbriated, 2. -Fimbriate anten- 
nae, anteinue having a fringe of hairs 
on one or both sides. 
fimbriate (nm'bri-at),fl. t.; pret. 
and pp. fimbriated, ppr. fimhriiil- 
iinj. [< L. fimbriatits, pp.: see 
fimbriate, <[.] To finish or deco- 
rate with a border of any kind, 
as a fringe, a hem, or a narrow 
stripe of different color from 
the rest of the surface. 
Besides the divers tricking or dressing 
[of heraldic crosses], as piercing, voiding, 
fimbriating, Ac., insomuch that crosses alone, as they are 
variously d'isgnised, are enough to distinguish all the sev- 
eral families of gentlemen in England. 
Fuller, Holy War, p. 271. 
fimbriated (fim'bri-a-ted), p. a. 1. Fringed. 
Specifically (a) In zool. and but. , same as fimbriate, 1. (6) 
In conch., an epithet applied to many of the murices or 
whelks having thin, elevated, flu-like processes on their 
shells, and to some cyclostomous land-shells which have 
like processes round the aperture, (c) In ornitli., applied 
to the toes of birds which have marginal fringes or lobes, 
as those of the coot, grebe, and phalarope, or a series of 
small horny processes, as those of grouse, (rf) In anat., 
applied (1) to the fringed extremity of the Fallopian tube, 
or oviduct of Mammalia, especially of the human female; 
(2) to the flmbriaj of the brain. 
2. In her. : (a) Bordered or edged with a nar- 
row band on all sides. Thus, a bend fimbriated or 
has the narrow gold edge at each end and running along 
the outline of the escutcheon as well as along the sides of 
the bend, (ft) Less properly, edged along one 
side only, as the St. Patrick's saltier in the 
British union jack. Also fimbriate and edged. 
The Union Flag shall be Azure, the Crosses Saltire of 
St. Andrew and St. Patrick quarterly per Saltire, counter- 
charged, argent and gules, the latter fimbriated of the 
second, surmounted by the Cross of St. George of the third, 
fimbriated as the Saltire. 
Quoted in N. and Q., 7th ser., IV. 486. 
Fesse flmbriated. Seefesse. 
fimbriation (fira-bri-a'shou), n. [(.fimbriate + 
-ion.~\ 1. The state or quality of being fimbri- 
ated; that which is fimbriated; a fringe or fring- 
ing. Specifically 2. In her., a narrow edge or 
stripe following the outline of a bearing. See 
fimbriated, 2. 3. A fringe-like part; a single 
division or lobe of a fringe. 
Fimbribranchla (fim-bri-brang'ki-a), n. pi. 
[NL., < L. fimbriat, pi., fringe, + Gr. lipayxia, 
gills.] In Hogg's system of Am/iliibia, the sec- 
ond tribe of the third order (Manenlibranchia), 
characterized by fringed gills, and thus differ- 
ing from the Il<tiibranchiaor Sirenidce&nd Pro- 
teidce: proposed for the Amphibichtltyidw or Le- 
pidosirenida;, now recognized as fishes. 
Fimbribranchiata (ftm-bri-brang-ki-a'ta), n. 
pi. [NL. : see fimbribranchiate.] A primary 
group of paguroid anomurous crustaceans char- 
acterized by phyllobranchiate gills, thus dis- 
tinguished from the other types which are tri- 
chobranchiate. It is represented only by the 
family Parapaguridte. 
fimbribrancniate (fim-bri-brang'ki-at), a. [As 
Fimbribranchia + -ate 1 .'} Of or relating to the 
Fimbribranchiata. 
fimbricate (fim'bri-kat), a. An erroneous form 
of fimbriate. 
fimbrilla (fim-bril'a), n. ; pi. fimbrill/e (-e). 
[NL., dim. of L. fimbria, pi. fimbria;, a fringe.] 
A single division or tooth of a minute fringe. 
fimhrillate (fim-bril'at), a. [< fimbrilla + -afel.] 
Bordered with fimbrillse or a small fringe. 
fimbrilliferqus (fim-bri-lif 'e-rus), a. [< L. as if 
"fimbrilla, dim. of fimbria, pi. fimbria;, a fringe, 
+ ferre = E. Sear 1 .] In bot., bearing fimbrillse, 
as the receptacle of some composites. 
fimet, . [ME. fyme, < OF. Jim, fime, fyme, fiem, 
fien,fian, etc. (seefiants), < ~L.fimus, dung, dirt.] 
Dung. 
Renewe the fyme oonys in the wike, or more, and lete 
it putrifle til al the blood be turned into watir. 
Book of Quinte Essence (ed. Furnivall), p. 11. 
fimetarious (fim-e-ta'ri-us), a. [< L. fimetum, 
a dunghill, < fimus, dung : see fiants.] In bot., 
growing on or amidst dung. 
fin 1 (fin), n. [< ME. finne, fynne, < AS. finn = 
MD. vinne, D. vin = LG. finne (> G. finne) = 
OSw. fina, Sw. finne, fena = Dan. finne, fin, = 
L. pinna, fin. L. pinna, a fin, is rare ; it is usu- 
ally regarded as identical with jiinna or penna 
(orig. different words, but used indiscriminate- 
ly), a feather, wing, a feather on an arrow, an 
arrow, LL. penna, a pen, etc. The form penna 
was in OL. pesna, petna, the same, though with 
different suffix, as E. feather, q. v. See pen z 
Fins of Common Perch. 
D. first dorsal ; D~ , second dorsal ; P. pec- 
toral ; / ", ventral ; . / , anal ; < , caudal. 
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and pin 1 .'} 1. An extension from tin 1 body 
of an aquatic animal, which serves for propel- 
ling, steering, or balancing in the water, and 
is developed from various parts of the body, 
generally as an alate or wing-like organ; a 
pinna, (a) In fishes there are unpaired or vertical and 
paired or horizontal flns. The former are dorsal, anal, 
or caudal. The 
paired flns are 
pectoral and 
ventral, the for- 
mer homolo- 
gous with the 
anterior mem- 
ber or maims 
(hand) of ter- 
restrial verte- 
brates, the lat- 
ter homologous 
with the poste- 
rior member or 
pea (foot). The 
relations of the 
spinous and soft portions of the dorsal and anal flns, and 
the position and structure of the ventral Bus, as well as 
various other modifications of all the flns, liave been 
much utilized for the classification and discrimination of 
groups in ichthyology. The names of the flns are com- 
monly abbreviated A., C., !>., P., V., as in the accompany- 
ing figure. In the lower fishes the Inn are sustained ill 
an erect position by numerous filamentary or slender 
rods (actinotrichia), but in the typical fishes there is a 
growing together of the actinotrichia into special rays 
or spines. In various forms (Sematoynathi, SaliiwmcUe, 
etc.) there is likewise a pocket-like sac or ridge on the 
hinder part of the back, generally consisting of adipose 
matter and called an adipose fin. (M In cetaceans and 
sirenians the caudal and (if present) the dorsal fins are 
simply extensions of integument and soft tissues without 
any skeletal framework, while the pectorals are homolo- 
gous with the anterior limbs of quadrupeds, having the 
same bones concealed in the outgrown integument; but 
there are no outward indications of hind limbs as flns. 
(c) In seals and other aquatic carnivorous mammals the 
fore and hind limbs, more or less involved in the common 
integument, constitute flns or flippers, (rf) In various 
aquatic reptiles there are fins like those of cetaceans, 
l>eing either tegumentous expansions or pectoral limbs, or 
both ; and pelvic limbs are also often present in the form 
of flns. (e) In aquatic batrachians, adult or larval, the tail 
is usually a fin, as that of the tadpole. (/) In birds the 
reduced and peculiarly modified wings of penguins consti- 
tute fins. (,'/) In numberless invertebrates some extended 
or expanded part or organ of the Iwdy, of no determinate 
homology.serves as a swimming-organ , and so c< institutes a 
flu, as the expansion of the foot of a pteropod. See pinna, 
flipper. 
Vche fysch to the flod that/i/nne couthe nate [use]. 
Alliterative Poems (ed. Morris), ii. 531. 
The bright-eyed perch with fins of Tyrian dye. 
Pope, Windsor Forest, 1. 142. 
The pectorals or side fins of a whale are called fitu, in 
contradistinction to the flukes, or caudal fin. 
C. M. Scammon, Marine Mammals, p. 310, Glossary. 
The principal organ of motion [in fishes] is the tail ; the 
dorsal and ventral Jinn apparently serve to balance the fish, 
and the pectorals to arrest its progress when required. 
Entj. Cyclopedia. 
2. In sporting, a general terra for fish, as in 
the phrase "fin, fur, and feather." 3. Some- 
thing resembling a fin. () A Itn-like organ or at- 
tachment, or one appearing or used like a flu ; in slang 
language, the hand. 
The fins of her eyelids look most teeming blue. 
Webster, Duchess of Malfl, ii. 1. 
(ft) The sharp plate in the colter of a plow, (c) In mold- 
ing, a thin projection on the surface of a casting, caused 
by the imperfect approximation of two molding-boxes, 
containing each a part of the mold. The tin is formed by 
the metal running in between the two parting surfaces. 
(d) In com., a blade of whalebone, (e) A slip inserted 
longitudinally into a shaft or arbor, and left projecting 
so as to form a guide for an object which may slip upon 
it. but not rotate. E. //. Kniaht. (/) A tongue on the 
edge of a board. E. H. Kninht. Abdominal, adipose, 
anal, caudal, dorsal, lateral, pectoral, ventral, ver- 
tical, etc.. fln. See the adjectives, and def. 1. Fin of 
the eyet, the eyelid. 
Ride at the ring till the finne of his eyes looke as blew 
as the welkin. Marston and Webster, Malcontent, i. 3. 
fin 1 (fin), '. ; pret. and pp. finned, ppr. finning. 
[< fin 1 , .] I. trans. To carve or cut up, as a 
fish. 
Fynne that cheuen [chub]. 
Babees Book (E. E. T. S.), p. 265. 
II. intrans. To fin out : as, a finning whale. 
To fln out, to die : said of a whale when it turns on its 
back and rolls from side to side, splashing the water with 
its flns, indicating that death is about to occur. 
fln 2 t, n. A Middle English form offing. 
fln 3 t, a- A Middle English form of fine?. 
fin 4 (fin), >. A dialectal variant of find. 
Fin 5 , n. See Finn. 
finable 1 (fi'na-bl), a. [_<fine^,v., + -aife.] Sub- 
ject to a fine or penalty: as, a finable offense; 
persons are finable for certain acts. 
And if he then confesse the treueth, & al that he shall 
be examined of and knoweth in that behalfe : that then 
the same offences of hunting by him done be against the 
king but trespasse finable. 
Rastall, Statutes, fol. 170, Stat. of Hen. VII., vii. 
If jurymen, after sworn, eat and drink, . . . they are 
finable. Tomlina, Law Diet. 
finale 
finable- (fi'na-bl), . [<fine 2 , v., + -able.'] Ca- 
pable of being refined, clarified, or purified, 
finablyt, '"'< [ilK., also ./!/% ; < fine 1 + 
-able + -lift. Cf. finally.} At the end; finsilh . 
Than they sent, out spyes to seke liym A ////mW.i/ hr 
was founde in his mvne cyte called Aramathya. 
Joseph of Ariniathie (E. E. T. S.), p. 28. 
final (fi'nal), a. and n. [< ME. final, < OF. final, 
F. final = Pr. Sp. Pg. final = It. finale, < LL. 
finalis, of or relating to the end or to bounda- 
ries, < L. finis, end : see fine' 1 .'] I. a. 1. Per- 
taining to the end or conclusion; ultimate; 
conclusive; last: as, the final issue or event of 
things; a final effort. 
There be many examples where sea-fights have been 
final to the war. Bacon, Kingdoms and Estates. 
(Hi. yet we trust that somehow good 
Will be the final goal of ill. 
Tennyson, In Memoriam, liv. 
The final touch was given to the cupola at the intersec- 
tion of nave and transept. 
C. E. Norton, Church-building in Middle Ages, p. 125. 
2. Respecting the end or object to be gained: 
having regard to the purpose or ultimate end 
in view. See cause, 1. 
We nobly take the high priori road, 
And reason downward, till we doubt of God; . . . 
Or, at one bound, o'erleaping all his laws, 
Make God man's image, man the final cause. 
Pope, Uuuciad, iv. 478. 
Thus we necessarily include, in our idea of organiza- 
tion, the notion of an end, a purpose, a design : or, to use 
another phrase, & final cause. Wheicell. 
3. In law : (a) Precluding further controversy 
011 the questions passed upon : as, a statute de- 
claring that the decision of a specified court 
shall be final. 
The scripture only can be the Anal judge or rule in mat- 
ters of religion. Hilton, Civil Power. 
(6) Precluding further controversy on the ques- 
tions passed upon, except by way of appeal: 
as, a final accounting by an executor or admin- 
istrator that is, an account which has been 
adjudicated after hearing, or opportunity for 
objections, as distinguished from a voluntary or 
unadjudicated account, (c) Determining com- 
pletely the rights of the parties, so that no fur- 
ther decision upon the merits of the issues is ne- 
cessary : as, Sifinal judgment or decree that is, 
one that is ready for execution, or for review by 
an appellate court, as distinguished from an in- 
terlocutory judgment or decree, or one that is 
preliminary to a further hearing and decision 
on details, before its execution or review by ap- 
peal Final close, in mutfic, a concluding cadence. 
Final diameter. See tactical diameter, under diameter. 
For flnalt, finally. Chaucer. = SyH. Final, Eventual, 
Ultimate, Conclusive. Final, coming at the end or at last, 
marks mainly the circumstance of being the last or at the 
last. Eventual has reference rather more to the outcome 
of events. I'ltintate is like eventual in that respect : an 
ultimate object is that to which all one's actions tend as 
their aim and crowning point ; in this sense it is a sort of 
superlative, with ulterior as the corresponding compara- 
tive. Conclusive, like decisive, is active ; it means final 
by closing or settling, putting a stop to any further ques- 
tion or procedure : as, a conclusive argument, step, de- 
cision. 
Yet despair not of his final pardon. 
Milton, 8. A., 1. 1171. 
The superficial observer . . . may regard the multipli- 
cation of States, with their different local interests, as an 
alarming source of dissension, threatening eventual de- 
struction in the republic. Everett, Orations, I. 199. 
Many actions apt to procure fame are not conducive to 
this our ultimate happiness. Addison. 
This objection . . . will not be found by any means so 
. . . conclusive as at first sight it seems. 
llnbbes, Life, p. 27. 
II. . That which is last; that which forms 
an end or termination ; specifically, in Grego- 
rian music, the tone in each mode with which 
melodies must end: in authentic modes the 
lowest tone, and in plagal modes the fourth 
tone from the bottom. The final corresponds 
in part to the modern key-note or tonic. 
The intervals of each "mode" are derived from a fun- 
damental sound, called its final. Kncyc. Brit., XIX. 189. 
finale (fe-nii'le), n. [It., < finale, a., final, last, < 
lj. finalis: see final."] 1. Inmnsic: (a) The con- 
cluding section of a piece in rondo form, or of 
an act of a dramatic work, like an opera, espe- 
cially if so managed as to produce an impres- 
sive climax. Operatic finales are usually con- 
certed pieces for several soloists and a cho- 
rus. 
In the finale to Mozart's so-called Jupiter Symphony 
every conceivable contrapuntal resource is employed. 
Grove, Diet. Music, I. 523. 
(6) The last piece on a program, as of a con- 
cert. 2. The last part, piece, or scene in any 
public performance or exhibition; any conclud- 
ing act or performance. 
