imbricateadj.n.

/ˈɪmbrɪkət/

Etymology: < Latin imbricātus, past participle of imbricāre to form like a gutter-tile, to cover with rain-tiles, < imbrex, imbric-em.

A. adj.

†1. Formed like a gutter-tile or pantile. Obsolete.

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the world > space > shape > curvature > types of curvature > [adjective] > having other specific curved shape

enharpeda1529

roach-bent1575

imbricate1656

pelecoid1728

pear-shaped1731

sabre-shaped1796

fiddle-shaped1819

jug handle1846

round-shouldered1849

figure-six1851

lyriform1857

strigiliform1873

1656 T. Blount Glossographia Imbricate, square and bent like a roof or gutter-Tile, which the Latines call Imbrex; also covered with such a Tile.

1661 R. Lovell Πανζωορυκτολογια, sive Panzoologicomineralogia Isagoge sig. A8^v The nailes are in all that have toes; but the ape's are imbricate [= Pliny, H.N. xi. xlv. 101 ungues imbricati].

a. Covered with or composed of scales or scalelike parts overlapping like roof-tiles; e.g. said of the scaly covering of reptiles and fishes, of leaf-buds, the involucre of Compositæ, etc.

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the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > a layer > [adjective] > arranged in overlapping layers > comprised of overlapping layers

loricated1623

imbricate1656

imbricated1753

scaled1776

imbricative1855

1656 [see sense A. 1].

1760 J. Lee Introd. Bot. i. xi. 23 In respect to Composition, it is..Imbricate, that is, composed of various Scales lying over each other!

1785 T. Martyn tr. J.-J. Rousseau Lett. Elements Bot. vi. 71 One of the most common forms also of the calyx in this class [sc. Compound Flowers] is the imbricate, or that which is made up of several rows of folioles laying over each other like tiles on a roof.

1826 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. IV. 320 [Antennae] Imbricate, when the summit of each joint is incumbent upon the base of that which precedes it.

1830 J. Lindley Introd. Nat. Syst. Bot. Introd. 24 In Penæaceæ both valvate and imbricate æstivation exists.

b. Of leaves, scales, etc.: Overlapping like tiles.

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the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > a layer > [adjective] > arranged in overlapping layers

imbricated1753

imbricate1796

imbricating1830

shingled1884

interlapping1889

1796 P. Russell Acct. Indian Serpents Coromandel I. 7 (T.) Two rows..of larger scales, ovate and imbricate.

1852 J. D. Dana U.S. Exploring Exped.: Crustacea Pt. I 483 Branchiæ..composed each of imbricate plates in two series.

3. = imbricated adj. 4.

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society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > pattern or design > [adjective] > scales

imbricated1875

imbricate1890

1890 Cent. Dict. (at cited word) An imbricate pattern.

B. n.

A reptile, fish, or other animal covered with imbricated scales.

ΚΠ

1863 J. D. Dana Man. Geol. vii. 277 The Devonian ganoids are of three kinds..Imbricates having the scales arranged like shingles.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

imbricatev.

/ˈɪmbrɪkeɪt/

Etymology: < Latin imbricāt-, participial stem of imbricāre : see imbricate adj.

1. transitive. To place so as to overlap like roof-tiles. Also with together (in figurative sense).

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the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > a layer > arrange in layers [verb (transitive)] > overlap like tiles > place so as to

imbricate1786

1786 S. Henley Notes in tr. W. Beckford Arabian Tale 315 Trains of peacocks..whose quills were set in a long stem, so as to imbricate the plumes in the gradations of their natural growth.

1874 E. Coues Birds Northwest 435 Each feather is thus folded or imbricated over the next succeeding.

2. transitive and absol. To overlap like tiles.

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the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > a layer > arrange in layers [verb (transitive)] > overlap like tiles

imbricate1820

the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > a layer > be or become layered [verb (intransitive)] > form overlapping layers

imbricate1873

interlap1892

1820 Hogg Treat. in Beck's Florist (1850) 272 The petals [of a carnation] should be regularly disposed alike on every side, imbricating each other.

1854 S. P. Woodward Man. Mollusca ii. 213 Flattened prisms..arranged..obliquely to the surfaces of the shell, the interior of which is imbricated by their out-crop.

1873 C. W. Thomson Depths of Sea iv. 164 In all essential family characters they agree. The plates imbricate in the same directions and on the same plan.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

单词	imbricate
释义	imbricateadj.n. /ˈɪmbrɪkət/ Etymology: < Latin imbricātus, past participle of imbricāre to form like a gutter-tile, to cover with rain-tiles, < imbrex, imbric-em. A. adj. †1. Formed like a gutter-tile or pantile. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > curvature > types of curvature > [adjective] > having other specific curved shape enharpeda1529 roach-bent1575 imbricate1656 pelecoid1728 pear-shaped1731 sabre-shaped1796 fiddle-shaped1819 jug handle1846 round-shouldered1849 figure-six1851 lyriform1857 strigiliform1873 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Imbricate, square and bent like a roof or gutter-Tile, which the Latines call Imbrex; also covered with such a Tile. 1661 R. Lovell Πανζωορυκτολογια, sive Panzoologicomineralogia Isagoge sig. A8^v The nailes are in all that have toes; but the ape's are imbricate [= Pliny, H.N. xi. xlv. 101 ungues imbricati]. 2. a. Covered with or composed of scales or scalelike parts overlapping like roof-tiles; e.g. said of the scaly covering of reptiles and fishes, of leaf-buds, the involucre of Compositæ, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > a layer > [adjective] > arranged in overlapping layers > comprised of overlapping layers loricated1623 imbricate1656 imbricated1753 scaled1776 imbricative1855 1656 [see sense A. 1]. 1760 J. Lee Introd. Bot. i. xi. 23 In respect to Composition, it is..Imbricate, that is, composed of various Scales lying over each other! 1785 T. Martyn tr. J.-J. Rousseau Lett. Elements Bot. vi. 71 One of the most common forms also of the calyx in this class [sc. Compound Flowers] is the imbricate, or that which is made up of several rows of folioles laying over each other like tiles on a roof. 1826 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. IV. 320 [Antennae] Imbricate, when the summit of each joint is incumbent upon the base of that which precedes it. 1830 J. Lindley Introd. Nat. Syst. Bot. Introd. 24 In Penæaceæ both valvate and imbricate æstivation exists. b. Of leaves, scales, etc.: Overlapping like tiles. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > a layer > [adjective] > arranged in overlapping layers imbricated1753 imbricate1796 imbricating1830 shingled1884 interlapping1889 1796 P. Russell Acct. Indian Serpents Coromandel I. 7 (T.) Two rows..of larger scales, ovate and imbricate. 1852 J. D. Dana U.S. Exploring Exped.: Crustacea Pt. I 483 Branchiæ..composed each of imbricate plates in two series. 3. = imbricated adj. 4. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > pattern or design > [adjective] > scales imbricated1875 imbricate1890 1890 Cent. Dict. (at cited word) An imbricate pattern. B. n. A reptile, fish, or other animal covered with imbricated scales. ΚΠ 1863 J. D. Dana Man. Geol. vii. 277 The Devonian ganoids are of three kinds..Imbricates having the scales arranged like shingles. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online December 2021). imbricatev. /ˈɪmbrɪkeɪt/ Etymology: < Latin imbricāt-, participial stem of imbricāre : see imbricate adj. 1. transitive. To place so as to overlap like roof-tiles. Also with together (in figurative sense). ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > a layer > arrange in layers [verb (transitive)] > overlap like tiles > place so as to imbricate1786 1786 S. Henley Notes in tr. W. Beckford Arabian Tale 315 Trains of peacocks..whose quills were set in a long stem, so as to imbricate the plumes in the gradations of their natural growth. 1874 E. Coues Birds Northwest 435 Each feather is thus folded or imbricated over the next succeeding. 2. transitive and absol. To overlap like tiles. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > a layer > arrange in layers [verb (transitive)] > overlap like tiles imbricate1820 the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > a layer > be or become layered [verb (intransitive)] > form overlapping layers imbricate1873 interlap1892 1820 Hogg Treat. in Beck's Florist (1850) 272 The petals [of a carnation] should be regularly disposed alike on every side, imbricating each other. 1854 S. P. Woodward Man. Mollusca ii. 213 Flattened prisms..arranged..obliquely to the surfaces of the shell, the interior of which is imbricated by their out-crop. 1873 C. W. Thomson Depths of Sea iv. 164 In all essential family characters they agree. The plates imbricate in the same directions and on the same plan. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < adj.n.1656v.1786
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