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n. a set of tiles or shingles that overlap like the scales of a fish

n. overlapping of layers of tissue in wound closure or correctional surgery

n. a sedimentary deposition in which small, flat stones are tiled in the same direction so that they overlap.

n. An overlapping of the edges, like that of tiles or shingles; hence, intricacy of structure; also, a pattern or decoration representing such a structure.

n. The state of being imbricate; an overlapping of the edges (real or simulated), like that of tiles or shingles.

n. Masonry laid in ornamental designs, in stone of various colors, brick, terra-cotta, or a combination of these materials.

n. A hollow resembling that of a gutter-tile.

n. covering with a design in which one element covers a part of another (as with tiles or shingles)

"Of course, most of my reading time is spent in my wood-panelled library, smoking my Meerschaum pipe and contemplating the imbrication of hegemonic discourses."

covering