My new favorite word: Imbricate.
The dome of this church in Asheville is imbricated.
So are these lilac shingles on this fancy Victorian bed and breakfast just outside Burnsville.
More Asheville imbrication -- on the pink marble City Building.
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Imbricate was the word a few days ago and the following is copied from the email I received.
Imbricate was the word a few days ago and the following is copied from the email I received.
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imbricate
PRONUNCIATION:
(adj: IM-bri-kit, -kayt; verb: IM-bri-kayt) 
MEANING:
adjective: Having overlapping edges, as tiles on a roof or scales on a fish.verb tr., intr.: To overlap as roof tiles or fish scales.
ETYMOLOGY:
From Latin imbricare (to cover with pantiles: semicylindrical tiles), from imbrex (pantile), from imber (rain). USAGE:
"In that region [Skopje], yesterday as today, allegiance to the Church was more than a merely confessional matter. It was, and is, imbricated with a series of loyalties to nation, region, and even party."Christopher Hitchens; The Missionary Position: Mother Teresa in Theory and Practice; Verso Books; 1995.
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Below, the greenhouse snake basks in her imbricate beauty.
15 comments:
I like this and this is good to know as well.......:-) Hugs
Do you know what? I used to subscribe to this when I was working, and it was one of those things I closed when I stopped. Thanks for the reminder. I've subscribed once more.
i live on words... and you gave me another one :)
thanks!
i am going to have to use it in a sentence today....it will probably make people think i am smart...as long as i use it right...lol. nice pics as well...i like that word....
Vicki, I subscribe to something similar - French Word a Day. It's fun.
Imbricate is a new one on me. Thanks for the beautiful photos.
Sam
I've always loved words -- and I like knowing about their origins. Four years of Latin in high school helps.
French Word a day -- hmmm. Must investigate. I follow Miss Yves blog in French and, I swear, my French reading skills (almost non-existent) are improving.
What do they say?...use a new word 10 times and it's yours forever in your vocabulary? And this one is fun to pronounce, too! :)
What a beautiful word with so much potential for application in writing. It even sounds majestic. Thanks for the link.
The vase hanging in my kitchen is imbricated. Thanks for the word - and thanks for the site!
Deanna
Thank you for your comments about my posts /art ..
.and for what you write about my blog !I'm discovering your kind comment !
I'll answer to you later.
I find your last picture beautiful...although I do hate snakes !
It's a beautiful word. I like the way it sounds.
Nice word. My new favorite word is "reintarnation," coming back to life as a hillbilly. :)
I have discovered a (new) french word, as I was reading again "l'Ecume des Jours "de Boris Vian...with a dictionary (to distinguish real words and fictive words)
"calmande"(orig inconnue)s.f.Etoffe de laine lustrée d'un côté , comme le satin (Littré)
(It's an old word)
"Woolen stuff glossed on one of it's faces, like the satin "
Oh, giggle, Mountainwoman
Miss Yves -- Calmande is a beautiful word. It was used in English as well. I recognize it from old novels!
Calimanco or Calmanco or Callimanco or Calmande.
In the 19th century a woolen fabric in England finished with a high luster; used for petticoats and chair seats.
I learned a new word-love it!
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