browse words by letter
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
k
l
m
n
o
p
q
r
s
t
u
v
w
x
y
z
more about imbricate
imbricate |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Imbricate \Im"bri*cate\, Imbricated \Im"bri*ca`ted\, a. [L. imbricatus p. p. of imbricare to cover with tiles, to form like a gutter tile, fr imbrex -icis, a hollow tile, gutter tile, fr imber rain.] 1. Bent and hollowed like a roof or gutter tile. 2. 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 [ae]stivation. 3. In decorative art: Having scales lapping one over the other or a representation of such scales; as an imbricated surface; an imbricated pattern. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Imbricate \Im"bri*cate\, v. t. To lay in order one lapping over another, so as to form an imbricated surface. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: imbricate adj : (botany) used especially of leaves or bracts; overlapping or layered as scales or shingles [syn: {imbricated}]
more about imbricate
This work is licensed under a
