'Imbrication' definitions:
Definition of 'imbrication'
From: WordNet
noun
Covering with a design in which one element covers a part of another (as with tiles or shingles) [syn: imbrication, overlapping, lapping]
Definition of 'Imbrication'
From: GCIDE
- Imbrication \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. [1913 Webster]