/im"breks, -briks/ , n. , pl. imbrices /-breuh seez', -bri kays'/ .
1. a convex tile, used esp. in ancient Rome to cover joints in a tile roof.
2. Archit. one of the scales in ornamental imbrication.
[ 1855-60; imbr- (s. of imber ) rainstorm + -ex n. suffix ]