[im-breks, -briks] 
[-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. |
imbrices
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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