[ 'fɪmbrɪə ]
■ noun ( plural ~e -ɪi: ) chiefly Anatomy a series of threads resembling a fringe.
↘a thread in such a structure, especially a finger-like projection at the end of a Fallopian tube.
Derivatives
~l adjective
Origin
C18 (earlier (C15) as ~ted ): from late L., 'border, fringe'.