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imbrication
[ im-bri-key-shuhn ]
noun
- an overlapping, as of tiles or shingles.
- a decoration or pattern resembling this.
- Surgery. overlapping of layers of tissue in the closure of wounds or in the correction of defects.
- Geology. shingling.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of imbrication1
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Example Sentences
The fillets are set one upon another, apparently without the usual imbrication.
From Project Gutenberg
This imbrication is frequently of an exquisite, dull, reddish brown over an old soft yellow.
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