"imbricated" in the verb sense
1. imbricate
place so as to overlap
"imbricate the roof tiles"
2. imbricate
overlap
"The roof tiles imbricate"
"imbricated" in the adjective sense
1. imbricate, imbricated
used especially of leaves or bracts overlapping or layered as scales or shingles
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