| 单词 | imbrex |
| 释义 | imbrex in British English (ˈɪmbrɛks) noun a curved tile on a Roman building imbrex in American English (ˈimbreks, -brɪks) nounWord forms: plural -brices (-brəˌsiz, -brɪˌkeis) 1. a convex tile, used esp. in ancient Rome to cover joints in a tile roof 2. Architecture one of the scales in ornamental imbrication Word origin [1855–60; ‹ L, equiv. to imbr- (s. of imber) rainstorm + -ex n. suffix]This word is first recorded in the period 1855–60. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: boilerplate, keyword, output, specialist, superheat |
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