— imbricately , adv. — imbricative , adj.
adj. /im"bri kit, -kayt'/ ; v. /im"bri kayt'/ , adj., v., imbricated, imbricating .
adj.
1. overlapping in sequence, as tiles or shingles on a roof.
2. of, pertaining to, or resembling overlapping tiles, as decoration or drawings.
3. Biol. overlapping like tiles, as scales or leaves.
4. characterized by or as if by overlapping shingles.
v.t. , v.i.
5. to overlap, as tiles or shingles.
[ 1650-60; imbricatus tiled with imbrices, shaped like such a tile or tiling, equiv. to imbric- (s. of imbrex ) IMBREX + -atus -ATE 1 ]