'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]

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