IMBREX


Meaning of IMBREX in English

/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 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .