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单词 imbrication
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imbrication

[ im-bri-key-shuhn ]
/ ˌɪm brɪˈkeɪ ʃən /

noun

an overlapping, as of tiles or shingles.
a decoration or pattern resembling this.
Surgery. overlapping of layers of tissue in the closure of wounds or in the correction of defects.
Geology. shingling.

Origin of imbrication

First recorded in 1640–50; imbricate + -ion

Words nearby imbrication

imbower, imbracery, imbrangle, imbrex, imbricate, imbrication, imbroglio, Imbros, imbrown, imbrue, imbrute
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Example sentences from the Web for imbrication

  • This imbrication is frequently of an exquisite, dull, reddish brown over an old soft yellow.

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