Imbricate(a.) Alt. of Imbricated
Imbricate(v. t.) To lay in order, one lapping over another, so as to form an imbricated surface.
Imbricated(a.) Bent and hollowed like a roof or gutter tile.
Imbricated(a.) Lying over each other in regular order, so as to \"break joints,\" like tiles or shingles on a roof, the scales on the leaf buds of plants and the cups of some acorns, or the scales of fishes; overlapping each other at the margins, as leaves in aestivation.
Imbricated(a.) In decorative art: Having scales lapping one over the other, or a representation of such scales; as, an imbricated surface; an imbricated pattern.
Imbrication(n.) An overlapping of the edges, like that of tiles or shingles; hence, intricacy of structure; also, a pattern or decoration representing such a structure.
Imbricative(a.) Imbricate.
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