imbrex

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A roof tile common in Ancient Greek and Roman architecture, used in an overlapping formation with the tegula.

Word forms

imbrex imbrices

Etymology

From Latin imbrex, from imbr- + -ex.

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