imbrication : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: imbrication	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for imbrication
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
imbrication n covering with a design in which one element covers a part of another (as with tiles or shingles) Synonym(s): imbrication, overlapping, lapping
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.