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imbrication

[ im-bri-key-shuhn ]

noun

  1. an overlapping, as of tiles or shingles.
  2. a decoration or pattern resembling this.
  3. Surgery. overlapping of layers of tissue in the closure of wounds or in the correction of defects.
  4. Geology. shingling.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of imbrication1

First recorded in 1640–50; imbricate + -ion

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