Meaning of imbrico | Babel Free

Definitions

1. to cover with pantiles
   conjugation-1, no-perfect, obsolete
2. to form like a pantile
   conjugation-1, no-perfect

Examples

“[…], cum ab angulis quadrifariam concurrentia dorsa cristarum tegulis interiacentibus imbricarentur”

[…], with the ridges of the crests meeting quadrifariously and interlaced with overlapping tiles

“Incerta vero caementa alia super alia sedentia inter seque imbricata non speciosam sed firmiorem quam reticulata praestant structuram.”

Uncertain rubble stones, placed one on top of the other and overlapping together, provide a structure that is not as visually appealing as the reticulated one but more solid.

“Cypriam esse folio brevi, nigro, per margines imbricato crispam.”

The Cyprian one had short, black leaves, crisped along the edges like tiles.

CEFR level