In heraldry and vexillology, fimbriation refers to small stripes of colour (technically called "tincture" in this sense in heraldry) placed around common charges or ordinaries, usually in order for them to stand out from the background, but perhaps just because the designer felt it looked better, or for a more technical reason (in heraldry only) to avoid what would otherwise be a violation of the rule of tincture.The arms of Daniel Christopher Boyer ("Sable, three fleurs-de-lys one and two Azure, fimbriated Argent, in base a