Note: many abbeys have since become ordinary church congregations or other establishments, but have continued to carry the name. ... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fimbriate
• (v. t.) To hem; to fringe. • (a.) Having the edge or extremity bordered by filiform processes thicker than hairs; fringed; as, the fimbriate petals of the pink; the fimbriate end of the Fallopian tube. Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/fimbriate/
Fim'bri·ate transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Fimbriated ; present participle & verbal noun Fimbriating .] To hem; to fringe. Fuller. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/F/29
Fim·bri·ate adjective [ Latin fimbriatus fibrous, fringed, from fimbria fiber, fringe. See Fringe .] Having the edge or extremity bordered by filiform processes thicker than hairs; fringed; as, the fimbriate petals of the pink; the fimbriate end of the Fallopian tub... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/F/29