Word Meaning

imbricated definition and meaning

a. Alt. of Imbricated
v. t. To lay in order, one lapping over another, so as to form an imbricated surface.
a. Bent and hollowed like a roof or gutter tile.
a. Lying over each other in regular order, so as to "break joints," like tiles or shingles on a roof, the scales on the leaf buds of plants and the cups of some acorns, or the scales of fishes; overlapping each other at the margins, as leaves in aestivation.
a. In decorative art: Having scales lapping one over the other, or a representation of such scales; as, an imbricated surface; an imbricated pattern.