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A Writer's Dictionary:

imbricating Definition


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imbricate
adj
    1. biol.
      Said of fish scales, leaves, layers of tissue, teeth, etc: overlapping like roof tiles.
verb
    tr & intr
    imbricated, imbricating
    1. To overlap or be overlapping like roof tiles.
Etymology: 17c: from Latin imbricatus, from imbricare to cover with overlapping tiles.



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