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imbrication
[ im-bri-key-shuhn ]
/ ˌɪm brɪˈkeɪ ʃən /
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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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How to use imbrication in a sentence
The fillets are set one upon another, apparently without the usual imbrication.
Pottery of the ancient Pueblos. (1886 N 04 / 1882-1883 (pages 257-360))|William Henry HolmesThis imbrication is frequently of an exquisite, dull, reddish brown over an old soft yellow.
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