I.perf., ātum, 1, v. a. imbrex.
I. To cover with gutter-tiles (postclass.): “tegulis interjacentibus imbricarentur,” Sid. Ep. 2, 2.—
II. To form like a gutter-tile: “caementa inter se,” Vitr. 2, 8.—In part. perf.: “laurus folio per margines imbricato,” Plin. 15, 30, 39, § 127: “ungues simiae,” id. 11, 45, 101, § 247: “vertebrae,” id. 11, 1, 1, § 1.