Imbricate \Im"bri*cate\, Imbricated \Im"bri*ca`ted\, a. [L.
imbricatus, p. p. of imbricare to cover with tiles, to form
like a gutter tile, fr. imbrex, -icis, a hollow tile, gutter
tile, fr. imber rain.]
1. Bent and hollowed like a roof or gutter tile.
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2. Lying over each other in regular order, so as to "break
joints," like tiles or shingles on a roof, the scales on
the leaf buds of plants and the cups of some acorns, or
the scales of fishes; overlapping each other at the
margins, as leaves in [ae]stivation.
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3. In decorative art: Having scales lapping one over the
other, or a representation of such scales; as, an
imbricated surface; an imbricated pattern.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Imbricate \Im"bri*cate\, v. t.
To lay in order, one lapping over another, so as to form an
imbricated surface.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
imbricate
adj : used especially of leaves or bracts; overlapping or layered
as scales or shingles [syn: imbricated]
v 1: place so as to overlap; "imbricate the roof tiles"
2: overlap; "The roof tiles imbricate"
WordNet (r) 2.0
imbricate or imbricated, imbricate scales, imbricated
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