English to English
imbrication
(,/I/mbr/@/'k/eI//S//@/n
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noun (n)
- covering with a design in which one element covers a part of another (as with tiles or shingles)(noun.artifact)source: wordnet30
- An overlapping of the edges, like that of tiles or shingles; hence, intricacy of structure; also, a pattern or decoration representing such a structure.(noun)source: webster1913