A decorative band, ribbon, or border used in heraldry and historical textile decoration; historically, a distinctive marking or stripe.
From Latin and possibly connected to 'cimbus' or 'limbus' (border, edge, margin). The term appears in heraldic and textile documentation describing ornamental bands on garments and coats of arms.
In the days when everyone's social status was literally written on their clothes through fancy bands and borders, a cimbia was basically a fashion statement that told you someone's rank!
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