Imbrication

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Imbrication \Im`bri*ca"tion\, n. [Cf. F. 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.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  imbrication
       n : covering with a design in which one element covers a part of
           another (as with tiles or shingles) [syn: {overlapping},
           {lapping}]