noun
covering with a design in which one element covers a part of another (as with tiles or shingles)
• Syn: ↑imbrication, ↑overlapping
• Derivationally related forms: ↑overlap (for: ↑overlapping), ↑imbricate (for: ↑imbrication)
• Hypernyms: ↑covering
Useful english dictionary. 2012.