imbrication (n)
overlapping (n)
lapping (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 06
def covering with a design in which one element covers a part of another (as with tiles or shingles)
Outgoing links
Hypernym covering
Derivationally related form overlapping → overlap
Derivationally related form imbrication → imbricate; imbrication → imbricate
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Hyponym covering
Derivationally related form overlap → overlapping
Derivationally related form imbricate → imbrication; imbricate → imbrication

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