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imbricate

imb·ri·cate

uncommon
adjective (1) verb (2)

adjective

1.

used especially of leaves or bracts; overlapping or layered as scales or shingles

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verb

1.

place so as to overlap

  • “imbricate the roof tiles”
2.

overlap

  • “The roof tiles imbricate”

Origin

Borrowed from Latin imbricātus (“tiled”).

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