imbrication

[ im-bri-key-shuhn ]
/ ˌɪm brɪˈkeɪ ʃən /

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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Origin of imbrication

First recorded in 1640–50; imbricate + -ion

Words nearby imbrication

imbower, imbracery, imbrangle, imbrex, imbricate, imbrication, imbroglio, Imbros, imbrown, imbrue, imbrute
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Example sentences from the Web for imbrication

  • This imbrication is frequently of an exquisite, dull, reddish brown over an old soft yellow.

    Alaska|Ella Higginson