tegularadj.
/ˈtɛɡjʊlə/ 1. Pertaining to or of the nature of a tile; composed of or arranged like tiles.
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society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > clay compositions > baked clay > tile > [adjective]
tegular1828
1828 N. Webster Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. Tegular, pertaining to a tile; resembling a tile; consisting of tiles.
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2. Entomology. Pertaining to or of the nature of a tegula ( Cent. Dict. 1891).
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ˈtegularly adv. in the manner of tiles; so as to overlap like tiles.
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the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > a layer > [adverb] > in overlapping layers
tile-ways1789
tegularly1796
shingling1840
imbricately1846
1796 R. Kirwan Elements Mineral. (ed. 2) II. 162 In flat hexahædral masses tegularly accumulated or implicated.
ˈtegulated adj. (of armour) composed of overlapping plates.
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society > armed hostility > military equipment > armour > [adjective] > made of or furnished with plates
scaled1555
scaly1600
mascled1818
tegulated1834
laminated1869
1834 J. R. Planché Hist. Brit. Costume 72 A suit of..tegulated armour..composed of small square plates of steel, lapping over each other like tiles.
1842 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 52 171 In rastred, or ringed, or tegulated armour.
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adj.1796