瓦[鱗] 狀重疊
Imbrication \Im`bri*ca"tion\, n. [Cf. F. imbrication.] An overlapping of the edges, like that of tiles or shingles; hence, intricacy of structure; also, a pattern or decoration representing such a structure.
imbrication n : covering with a design in which one element covers a part of another (as with tiles or shingles) [syn: {overlapping}, {lapping}]