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Imbrication

Imbrication Meaning & Definition
Imbrication Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Imbrication?

[n] covering with a design in which one element covers a part of another (as with tiles or shingles)

Synonyms | Synonyms for Imbrication: lapping | overlapping

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See Also | covering

Imbrication In Webster's Dictionary

\Im`bri*ca"tion\, n. [Cf. F. imbrication.] An overlapping of the edges, like that of tiles or shingles; hence, intricacy of structure; also, a pattern or decoration representing such a structure.

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