Vocabulary : Imbricate to Imbroglios
Imbricate : Alt. of Imbricated ;; To lay in order, one lapping over another, so as to form an imbricated surface.Imbricated : Bent and hollowed like a roof or gutter tile. ;; 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. ;; In decorative art: Having scales lapping one over the other, or a representation of such scales; as, an imbricated surface; an imbricated pattern.
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.
Imbricative : Imbricate.
Imbrocado : Cloth of silver or of gold.
