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imbricate (v.)
1704 (implied in
imbricated
), from Latin
imbricatus
"covered with tiles," past participle of
imbricare
"to cover with rain tiles" (see
imbrication
). As an adjective from 1650s. Related:
Imbricated
;
imbricating
.