Imbricate Synonyms & Definitions

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• ImbricateDefinition & Meaning in English

1. (v. t.) To lay in order, one lapping over another, so as to form an imbricated surface.
2. (a.) Alt. of Imbricated

• ImbricatedDefinition & Meaning in English

1. (a.) 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 aestivation.
2. (a.) Bent and hollowed like a roof or gutter tile.
3. (a.) In decorative art: Having scales lapping one over the other, or a representation of such scales; as, an imbricated surface; an imbricated pattern.