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imbrex

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im⋅brex

  [im-breks, -briks]
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–noun, plural -bri⋅ces  [-bruh-seez, -bri-keys] .
1. a convex tile, used esp. in ancient Rome to cover joints in a tile roof.
2. Architecture. one of the scales in ornamental imbrication.
Origin:
1855–60; < L, equiv. to imbr- (s. of imber) rainstorm + -ex n. suffix
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imbrex

in ancient Greek and Roman architecture, a raised roofing tile used to cover the joint between the flat tiles. Used in a series, they formed continuous ridges over the aligned flat tiles.

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