imbricated

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imbricated (im-bri-KAY-ted) - adj., overlapping in a regular pattern like scales or roof tiles.


Or sometimes, intertwined. Usually used of scaled things. Adjectival use of the past participle of imbricate, which can also be a adjective with the same meaning. From Latin imbricātus, covered with roof tiles, from imbrex, roof tile.

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