Imbricate Definition

ĭmbrĭ-kāt
imbricated, imbricates, imbricating
adjective
Overlapping evenly, as tiles or fish scales do.
Webster's New World
Ornamented with overlapping scales or a pattern like this.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
verb
imbricated, imbricates, imbricating
To place (tiles, shingles, etc.) in overlapping order.
Webster's New World
To overlap.
Webster's New World
To be arranged with regular overlapping edges.
American Heritage

Origin of Imbricate

  • Latin imbricātus covered with roof tiles from imbrex imbric- roof tile from imber imbr- rain

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Latin imbricatus (“tiled”).

    From Wiktionary

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