- imbric
- , -a, -i (L). A roof tile,shingle
Dictionary of word roots and combining forms . Donald J. Borror. 2013.
imbric
Look at other dictionaries:
imbricate — I. adjective Etymology: Late Latin imbricatus, past participle of imbricare to cover with pantiles, from Latin imbric , imbrex pantile, from imbr , imber rain; akin to Greek ombros rain Date: circa 1610 lying lapped over each other in regular… … New Collegiate Dictionary
imbricate — imbricately, adv. imbricative, adj. adj. /im bri kit, kayt /; v. /im bri kayt /, adj., v., imbricated, imbricating. adj. 1. overlapping in sequence, as tiles or shingles on a roof. 2. of, pertaining to, or resembling overlapping tiles, as… … Universalium
imbrica — IMBRICÁ, imbrichez, vb. I. tranz. A suprapune parţial, asemenea solzilor de peşte, ţiglele sau şindrilele de pe un acoperiş. – Din fr. imbriquer. Trimis de gall, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DEX 98 imbricá vb., ind. prez. 1 sg. imbríc/imbrichéz, 3 … Dicționar Român
